Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi G4M

Heavy bomber

  • First flight1939
  • Introduction2 April 1941
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built2,435
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
7 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator/bombardier/nose gunner, captain/top turret gunner, radio operator/waist gunner, engine mechanic/waist gunner, tail gunner)
Length
19.97 m
Wingspan
24.89 m
Height
4.9 m
02

Performance

Maximum speed
428 km/h
Range
2,852 km
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Mitsubishi MK4A Kasei 11 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines (1,530 hp / kW)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 1× 20 mm Type 99 cannon (tail turret), 4× 7.7 mm Type 92 machine gun (nose turret ×1, waist positions ×2, top turret ×1); Bombs: 1× 858 kg (1,892 lb) Type 91 Kai-3 (improved model 3) aerial torpedo or 1× 800 kg (1,764 lb) bomb or 4× 250 kg (551 lb) bombs or 1x 1200 kg (2,645 lb) Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka suicide bomb