20.01.2008, 04:18
this could be a good canidate for the next "frankenplane"
just use the floats from the Ju-52 or the Arado and the B6N1 Jill or B5N1 Kate for the rest
Single-engined twin-float reconnaissance seaplane. All-metal construction with fabric-covered control surfaces.
Accommodation: Crew of three in tandem enclosed cockpits.
Powerplant: One Mitsubishi Kinsei 43 fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial rated at 1,060 hp for take-off, and 1,080 hp at 2,000 m, driving a three-blade propeller.
Armament:
One flexible rear-firing 7.7 mm Type 92 machine-gun.
One flexible rear-firing 7.7 mm Type 92 machine-gun and one flexible downward-firing 20 mm Type 99 Model 1 cannon (field modifications on late production aircraft).
External load: one 250 kg bomb, or four 60 kg bombs or depth-charges.