Decals

Nakajima E8N2 Decals

Brand PRINT SCALE

SKU PS-72478

Features

Nation: Japan

Period: WWII

Scale: 1/72

Type: Aircraft

Price 21,00 €

Description

1/72 Nakajima E8N2

1. Nakajima E8N2 type 95 (Dave) KONGO 1942 .

2. Nakajima E8N2 Armored Cruiser IJN Izumo, 3rd fleet flagship, Shanghai 1939.

3. Nakajima E8N1, IJN Nachi, 1936.

4. Maintenance Training Nakajima E8N2 of SeiRen 65 Yokosuka Kokutai, Japan 1944.

5. Nakajima E8N1 Yokohama Kokutai, Kanagawa prefecture, circa 1944.

6. Nakajima E8N2, AI-2, Battleships IJN Nagato, October 1941.

7. Nakajima E8N2 of AsU-22, Amatsuka Kokutai (seaplane base), Japan Summer 1945.

8. Nakajima E8N1 on KMS Kormoran, Pacific 1942, with fake British markings.

9. Nakajima E8N1 of the Royal Thai Force, 1942.

The Nakajima E8N2 was a light reconnaissance seaplane used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the 1930s and 1940s. This seaplane was part of the "E8N" series of reconnaissance aircraft designed and produced by the Japanese Nakajima Aircraft Company.

The Nakajima E8N2 was the next variant of the E8N1, and as such, was introduced with some improvements over its predecessor. These seaplanes were mainly used to perform aerial reconnaissance missions from warships and coastal bases.

Featuring a metal and wood frame with canvas covering, the Nakajima E8N2 was a biplane, that is, it had two pairs of overlapping wings. It mounted a 9-cylinder radial engine and could carry a small team of observers and photographers to gather information on the position of enemy ships, patrol naval routes or perform other tactical reconnaissance missions.

However, as World War II progressed, seaplanes such as the Nakajima E8N2 became increasingly vulnerable to enemy defenses, especially with the development of fighter and anti-aircraft weapon technologies. As a result, their usefulness diminished, and they were gradually replaced by ground-based reconnaissance aircraft or more modern embarked aircraft with greater range and performance.

It can be argued that the Nakajima E8N2 played an important role during the period in which it was employed, but as the war progressed, it became obsolete and was withdrawn from active service.