Kawanishi N1K

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The Kawanishi N1K was a World War II Japanese Navy fighter aircraft, renowned for its powerful armament and excellent maneuverability, particularly in its land-based N1K-J "Shiden" variant that challenged advanced Allied fighters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese Navy aircraft ⓘ
World War II aircraft ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
aircraftType single-seat ⓘ
airframeMaterial metal monoplane construction ⓘ
alliedReportingName George ⓘ
George ⓘ
Rex ⓘ
armament 20 mm cannon ⓘ
7.7 mm machine gun ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
designedToCounter Allied carrier fighters ⓘ
Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Lockheed P-38 Lightning ⓘ
North American P-51 Mustang ⓘ
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
Vought F4U Corsair ⓘ
designFeature heavy cannon armament ⓘ
mid-mounted wing ⓘ
radial engine installation ⓘ
retractable landing gear ⓘ
engineType Nakajima Homare radial engine ⓘ
enteredService 1943 ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
firstFlight 1942 ⓘ
historicalReputation one of the best Japanese Navy fighters of World War II ⓘ
laterConfiguration land-based fighter ⓘ
manufacturer Kawanishi Aircraft Company ⓘ
notableVariant Kawanishi N1K1 ⓘ
linked to: Kawanishi N1K

Kawanishi N1K1-J Shiden ⓘ
linked to: Kawanishi N1K

Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden-Kai ⓘ
linked to: Kawanishi N1K
notedFor excellent maneuverability ⓘ
powerful armament ⓘ
originalConfiguration floatplane fighter ⓘ
powerplantConfiguration single-engine ⓘ
primaryUser Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ
propulsion propeller-driven ⓘ
role fighter ⓘ
interceptor ⓘ
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Home Islands defense ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ
usedAs bomber interceptor ⓘ
front-line fighter ⓘ
usedBy Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane (land-based variants) ⓘ

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Kawanishi N1K → notableVariant → Kawanishi N1K1 ⓘ
linked to: Kawanishi N1K
Kawanishi N1K → notableVariant → Kawanishi N1K1-J Shiden ⓘ
linked to: Kawanishi N1K
Kawanishi N1K → notableVariant → Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden-Kai ⓘ
linked to: Kawanishi N1K
Nakajima Ha-45 → usedInAircraft → Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden ⓘ
subject linked to: Nakajima Ha-45 radial engine
linked to: Kawanishi N1K
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft → notableAircraftType → Kawanishi N1K "Shiden" ⓘ
linked to: Kawanishi N1K
Mitsubishi Kasei → usedIn → Kawanishi N1K1 floatplane ⓘ
linked to: Kawanishi N1K
George → refersTo → Kawanishi N1K1-J Shiden ⓘ
linked to: Kawanishi N1K
George → hasJapaneseDesignation → Kawanishi N1K1-J Shiden ⓘ
linked to: Kawanishi N1K
George → relatedTo → Kawanishi N1K Shiden series ⓘ
linked to: Kawanishi N1K
George → relatedTo → Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden-Kai ⓘ
linked to: Kawanishi N1K
Kawanishi Aircraft Company → product → Kawanishi N1K Shiden ⓘ
linked to: Kawanishi N1K
Kawanishi Aircraft Company → product → Kawanishi N1K1 Kyōfū ⓘ
linked to: Kawanishi N1K
Rex → refersTo → Kawanishi N1K1 ⓘ
linked to: Kawanishi N1K
Rex → refersTo → Kawanishi N1K1 Kyōfū ⓘ
linked to: Kawanishi N1K
Rex → relatedTo → Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden ⓘ
linked to: Kawanishi N1K
Nakajima Homare → usedInAircraft → Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden ⓘ
subject linked to: Nakajima Homare radial engine
linked to: Kawanishi N1K
Nakajima Homare → usedInAircraft → Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden-Kai ⓘ
subject linked to: Nakajima Homare radial engine
linked to: Kawanishi N1K