Saiun

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Saiun is the Allied reporting name for the Nakajima C6N, a fast and long-range Japanese carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft used during World War II.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Saiun canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft ⓘ
carrier-based aircraft ⓘ
military reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
aircraftCategory World War II Japanese aircraft ⓘ
World War II reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
carrier-based military aircraft ⓘ
alliedReportingName Myrt ⓘ
armament 1 × 7.7 mm Type 92 machine gun in rear cockpit ⓘ
configuration single-engine tractor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
crew 3 ⓘ
designedBy Nakajima design team ⓘ
linked to: Nakajima
designedFor operation from aircraft carriers ⓘ
engineType Nakajima Homare 21 radial engine ⓘ
enteredService late stages of World War II ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
firstFlight 1943 ⓘ
fullDesignation Nakajima C6N Saiun ⓘ
linked to: Nakajima C6N
fuselageType all-metal monocoque ⓘ
introducedBy Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
japaneseDesignation Nakajima C6N ⓘ
manufacturer Nakajima Aircraft Company ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 380 mph ⓘ
about 610 km/h ⓘ
notableFeature high speed for a reconnaissance aircraft of its time ⓘ
long operational range ⓘ
numberOfEngines 1 ⓘ
operator Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ
powerplant Nakajima NK9B Homare 21 ⓘ
linked to: Nakajima NK9
primaryUse strategic reconnaissance over long distances ⓘ
propulsion piston engine ⓘ
range over 3,100 miles ⓘ
over 5,000 km ⓘ
role carrier-based reconnaissance ⓘ
maritime reconnaissance ⓘ
photo-reconnaissance ⓘ
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
serviceEntry 1943 ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventional tail unit ⓘ
undercarriage retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
usedAgainst Allied naval task forces ⓘ
linked to: Allied Naval Forces

United States Navy forces in the Pacific ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Pacific Fleet
usedAs high-altitude reconnaissance platform ⓘ
usedFor post-strike damage assessment ⓘ
target spotting for naval operations ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nakajima C6N → nicknamed → Saiun ⓘ