Yokosuka P1Y - Variants

Variants

P1Y1 Test production Type 15 land-based bomber (15試陸上爆撃機, 15-Shi Rikujō Bakugekiki)

3 prototypes and 9 supplementary prototypes with 1,357 kW (1,820 hp) NK9C Nakajima NK9B Homare 11 engines. Prototype #3 was later used for Ishikawajima Tsu-11 testbed.

P1Y1 Ginga ("Milky Way") Model 11 (銀河11型, Ginga 11-gata)

First model of the series. Mounted Homare 11 or Homare 12.

P1Y1a Ginga Model 11A (銀河11型甲, Ginga 11-gata Kō)

Mounted Homare 12, and fitted 1 × 13 mm (.51 in) Type 2 machine gun in the back defensive position.

P1Y1b Provisional name Ginga Model 11B (仮称銀河11型乙, Kashō Ginga 11-gata Otsu)

Converted from P1Y1a, mounted Homare 12, and fitted 2 × 13 mm (.51 in) Type 4 machine guns in the back defensive position.

P1Y1c Provisional name Ginga Model 11C (仮称銀河11型丙, Kashō Ginga 11-gata Hei)

Converted from P1Y1b, mounted Homare 12, and fitted 1 × 13 mm (.51 in) Type 2 machine gun in the forward position, prototype only.

P1Y1 Ginga Model 11 Night-fighter variant (銀河11型改造夜戦, Ginga 11-gata Kaizō yasen)

Converted from P1Y1. Armed with 2 × 20 mm Type 99 machine guns. Equipped 302nd Kokutai only. This is not a naval regulation equipment.

P1Y1-S Provisional name Ginga Model 21 (仮称銀河21型, Kashō Ginga 21-gata)

Night fighter variant. Armed with 4 × 20 mm Type 99 cannons firing obliquely forward, and 1 × 13 mm (.51 in) Type 2 machine gun in the back defensive position. Only a project.

P1Y2 Provisional name Ginga Model 16 (仮称銀河16型, Kashō Ginga 16-gata)

Land based bomber. Converted from P1Y2-S. Mounted 1,380 kW (1,850 hp) Mitsubishi MK4T-A Kasei 25 Kō engines.

P1Y2a Provisional name Ginga Model 16A (仮称銀河16型甲, Kashō Ginga 16-gata Kō)

Converted from P1Y1a. Mounted Mitsubishi MK4T-A Kasei 25 Kō engines.

P1Y2b Provisional name Ginga Model 16B (仮称銀河16型乙, Kashō Ginga 16-gata Otsu)

Converted from P1Y1b. Mounted Mitsubishi MK4T-A Kasei 25 Kō engines.

P1Y2c Provisional name Ginga Model 16C (仮称銀河16型丙, Kashō Ginga 16-gata Hei)

Converted from P1Y1c. Mounted Mitsubishi MK4T-A Kasei 25 Kō engines.

P1Y2 Ginga Model 16 Night-fighter variant (銀河16型改造夜戦, Ginga 16-gata Kaizō yasen)

Converted from P1Y2. Armed with 2 × 20 mm Type 99 machine guns or 1 × 30 mm Type 5 cannon. Equipped 302nd Kokutai only. This is not a naval regulation equipment.

P1Y2-S Provisional name Ginga Model 26/Test production Kyokkō ("Aurora") (仮称銀河26型/試製極光, Kashō Ginga 26-gata/Shisei Kyokkō)

Night fighter variant. Initial named Hakkō ("Corona") in October 1943, renamed Kyokkō in March 1944. Converted from P1Y1/P1Y1a. Fitted Mitsubishi MK4T-A Kasei 25 engines. Armed with 2 × 20 mm Type 99 machine guns and 1 × 30 mm Type 5 cannon. Later, almost all were converted to P1Y2. 96 or 97 produced.

P1Y3 Provisional name Ginga Model 13 (仮称銀河13型, Kashō Ginga 13-gata)

Converted from P1Y1. Mounted Homare 21 engines.

P1Y4 Provisional name Ginga Model 12 (仮称銀河12型, Kashō Ginga 12-gata)

Converted from P1Y1. Mounted Homare 23 engines.

P1Y5 Provisional name Ginga Model 14 (仮称銀河14型, Kashō Ginga 14-gata)

Converted from P1Y1. Mounted Mitsubishi Ha-43 engines.

P1Y6 Provisional name Ginga Model 17 (仮称銀河17型, Kashō Ginga 17-gata)

Converted from P1Y2. Mounted Mitsubishi MK4T-C Kasei 25 Hei engines.

Provisional name Ginga Model 33 (仮称銀河33型, Kashō Ginga 33-gata)

Long-range bomber variant. Crew: 4, bombs= up to 3,000 kg. Only a project.

Ground attack variant

Converted from P1Y1/P1Y1a, installed up to 20 × 20 mm Type 99 machine guns bomb bay for land strikes against B-29 bases in the Marianas. Approx. 30 rebuilt.

MXY10 Yokosuka Navy Bomber Ginga

Ground decoy non-flying replica of Yokosuka P1Y1