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J7W1

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Totals
2540000 Price
400 Survivability
5015 kgWeight
507.1 Damage
Speed
1547.4 Airspeed
720 km/hTop Speed at Sea Level
720 km/hTop Speed at Best Altitude
1400 mOptimum Altitude
800 km/hMaximum Dive Speed
118.4 m/sRate of Climb
120 km/hStall Speed
387 km/hOptimum Airspeed
Mobility
85.4 Controllability
10.8 sAverage Time to Turn 360 deg
100 °/sRate of Roll
1244.8 Maneuverability
VIII
Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
2540000
Interceptor designed to counter U.S. bombing raids on the Japanese islands. Only two prototypes were finished before the end of the war.

Tech Tree

Engine
tree_wowp_ico-engine.pngVIII
0
EngineMK9D
Specifications:
Engine Power, hp2300
Typeair-cooled
Weight, kg1080
Applicability:Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
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MK9D
tree_wowp_ico-engine.pngIX
0
Engine
Specifications:
Engine Power, hp3100
Typeair-cooled
Weight, kg1520
Applicability:Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
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tree_wowp_ico-engine.pngIX
17200
EngineMK9F
Specifications:
Engine Power, hp2500
Typeair-cooled
Weight, kg1240
Price:
Research cost17200
Purchase price162000
Applicability:Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
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17200
MK9F
tree_wowp_ico-engine.pngIX
23400
EngineMK10B
Specifications:
Engine Power, hp3100
Typeair-cooled
Weight, kg1520
Price:
Research cost23400
Purchase price179000
Applicability:Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
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23400
MK10B
Airframe
tree_wowp_ico-planer.pngVIII
0
AirframeJ7W1
Specifications:
Survivability400
Weight, kg3575
Applicability:Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
tree_wowp_ico-planer.pngVIII
J7W1
tree_wowp_ico-planer.pngVIII
0
Airframe
Specifications:
Survivability400
Weight, kg3575
Applicability:Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
tree_wowp_ico-planer.pngVIII
Cowling-mounted weapon
tree_wowp_ico-gun.pngVII
0
Machine gun20 mm Type 99-2 Model 5 (C)
Specifications:
Caliber20
Muzzle Velocity, m/s1600
Damage110
Rate of Fire, rounds/min400
Weight, kg90
tree_wowp_ico-gun.pngVII
4x20 mm Type 99-2 Model 5 (C)
tree_wowp_ico-gun.pngVIII
20000
Machine gun30 mm Type 2 (C)
Specifications:
Caliber30
Muzzle Velocity, m/s1040
Damage200
Rate of Fire, rounds/min160
Weight, kg120
Price:
Research cost20000
Purchase price75250
Applicability:Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
tree_wowp_ico-gun.pngVIII
20000
4x30 mm Type 2 (C)
tree_wowp_ico-gun.pngIX
35400
Machine gun30 mm Type 5 (C)
Specifications:
Caliber30
Muzzle Velocity, m/s1040
Damage220
Rate of Fire, rounds/min170
Weight, kg120
Price:
Research cost35400
Purchase price80500
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35400
4x30 mm Type 5 (C)
tree_wowp_ico-gun.pngIX
0
Machine gun
Specifications:
Caliber30
Muzzle Velocity, m/s1040
Damage220
Rate of Fire, rounds/min170
Weight, kg120
Price:
Purchase price80500
Applicability:Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
tree_wowp_ico-gun.pngIX
4x
Outboard weapon
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No weapons
tree_wowp_ico-bomb.pngVI
3500
Bombs250 kg
Specifications:
Damage Radius, m75
Damage4400
Weight, kg250
Price:
Research cost3500
Purchase price1200
tree_wowp_ico-bomb.pngVI
3500
2x250 kg
tree_wowp_ico-bomb.pngVI
0
Bombs
Specifications:
Damage Radius, m75
Damage4400
Weight, kg250
Price:
Purchase price1200
Applicability:Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
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2x
tree_wowp_ico-.png
No weapons
tree_wowp_ico-.png
No weapons
tree_wowp_ico-.png
No weapons


Modules

Engine

Engine

Tier Engine Engine Power, hp / Thrust Type Weight, kg Price,
IX 3100 air-cooled 1520 179000
IX MK9F 2500 air-cooled 1240 162000
IX MK10B 3100 air-cooled 1520 179000
Airframe

Airframe

Tier Airframe Survivability Weight, kg Price,
VIII J7W1 400 3575 140000
Cowling-mounted weapon

Cowling-mounted weapon

Tier Machine gun Caliber Muzzle Velocity, m/s Damage Rate of Fire, rounds/min Weight, kg Price,
VII 20 mm Type 99-2 Model 5 (C) 20 1600 110 400 90 60900
IX 30 mm Type 5 (C) 30 1040 220 170 120 80500
IX 30 1040 220 170 120 80500
Outboard weapon

Outboard weapon

Tier Bombs Damage Radius, m Damage Weight, kg Price,
VI 250 kg 75 4400 250 1200



Historical Info

The "J-" designation of J7W1 referred to land-based fighters of the IJN and the "-W-" to Watanabe Tekkōjo, the company that oversaw the initial design; Watanabe changed its name in 1943 to Kyūshū Hikōki K.K.


The idea of a canard-based design originated with Lieutenant Commander Masayoshi Tsuruno, of the technical staff of the IJN in early 1943. Tsuruno believed the design could easily be retrofitted with a turbojet, when suitable engines became available. His ideas were worked out by the First Naval Air Technical Arsenal (Dai-Ichi Kaigun Koku Gijitsusho), which designed three gliders designated Yokosuka MXY6, featuring canards. These were built by Chigasaki Seizo K. K. and one was later fitted with a 22 hp Semi 11 (Ha-90) 4-cylinder air-cooled engine.

The feasibility of the canard design was proven by both the powered and unpowered versions of the MXY6 by the end of 1943, and the Navy were so impressed by the flight testing, they instructed the Kyushu Aircraft Company to design a canard interceptor around Tsuruno's concept. Kyushu was chosen because both its design team and production facilities were relatively unburdened, and Tsuruno was chosen to lead a team from the First Naval Air Technical Arsenal to aid Kyushu's design works.

The construction of the first two prototypes started in earnest by June 1944, stress calculations were finished by January 1945, and the first prototype was completed in April 1945. The 2,130 hp Mitsubishi MK9D (Ha-43) radial engine and its supercharger were installed behind the cockpit and drove a six-bladed propeller via an extension shaft. Engine cooling was to be provided by long, narrow, obliquely mounted intakes on the side of the fuselage. It was this configuration that caused cooling problems while running the engine while it was still on the ground. This, together with the unavailability of some equipment parts postponed the first flight of the Shinden.

Even before the first prototype took to the air the Navy had already ordered the J7W1 into production, with quotas of 30 Shinden a month given to Kyushu's Zasshonokuma factory and 120 from Nakajima's Handa plant. It was estimated some 1,086 Shinden could be produced between April 1946 and March 1947.

On 3 August 1945, the prototype first took off, with Tsuruno at the controls, from Itazuke Air Base.[4][10] Two more short flights were made, a total of 45 minutes airborne, by war's end. Flights were successful, but showed a marked torque pull to starboard (due to the powerful engine), some flutter of the propeller blades, and vibration in the extended drive shaft.

The production of J7W was canceled due to the end of World War II. The type never saw combat.



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