M6A Seiran, Aichi
Last revised: 25 May 1996 


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Japan, France, the U.S., Britain and Germany have all built small reconaissance aircraft intended to be carried by submarines, but the M6A was really unique. It was a powerful submarine-based attack aircraft. The plan was that special 4700ton I-400 class submarines would bring the M6A's close to the installations of the Panama canal. The M6A itself was an impressive low-wing monoplane, well- streamlined, with twin floats. About 30 were built, including the land-based M6A1-K Nanzan trainer version. 

Type: M6A1
Function: attack
Year: 1945 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 1400hp Aichi Atsuta 32
Speed: 475km/h Ceiling: 9900m Range: 1190km
Armament: 850kg 1*mg13mm


M6A Nanzan, Aichi
Last revised: 25 May 1996 


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The M6A1-K Nanzan was a landplane trainer version of the M6A. It had a retractable undercarriage, but no wing folding, and the folding fin top was deleted. 

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