Japan, P-2J

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DB Selector

Both

Affected DBID(s)

Aircraft 1280 (CWDB), 2894 (DB3K)

Summary of Changes

General

Empty Weight: 20400kg Max Weight: 31670kg

Loiter Speed: 155kts at 10000ft Cruise Speed: 270kts at 20000ft/ 200kts at 10000 ft

Max Speed: 300kts at 25000ft

Max ceiling: 9449m = 31000ft

Sensor

Delete AN/ALD-2 DF

There are two types of ELINT HLR-1 (not on DB) for first 55 P-2J and HLR-101 (on DB) for remaining 28x Not sure the exact commision year of P-2J with HLR-101

Engine

T-64-IHI-10E turboprop x2 (Main) +J3-IHI-7C turbojet (sub)

Loadout

4x Mk44 + sonobuoys 4x Type 73 + sonobuoys 16x Aerial Depth Charge + sonobuoys (Japan never used mk46 mod2)

8x Zuni 127mm +4x Mk44 + sonobuoys 8x Zuni 127mm +4x Type 73 + sonobuoys 8x Zuni 127mm +16x Aerial Depth Charge + sonobuoys

Sonobuoy loadout

P-2J (1972) HQS-6 + HQS-31

P-2J (1978) HQS-6 + HQS-31B

P-2J (1980) HQS-6 + HQS-31C

Sonobuoy HQS-31 (procurement 1972-1977) (AN/SSQ-47 equivalent) Early 70's tech, Ping sonobuoy

HQS-31B (procurement 1978-1981) Late 70's tech, Ping sonobuoy

HQS-31C (procurement 1980-1990) Early 70's tech, Ping sonobuoy

Sources

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-2J_(%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E6%A9%9F)

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Aerial Depth Charge https://github.com/PygmalionOfCyprus/cmo-db-requests/issues/2605