E13A Jake

The E13A Jake is one of five Japanese reconnaissance aircraft. It is similar in apperance to it's sucessor, the M6A Serian. The Jake is an adequate airplane for it's main job: reconnaissance. The Jake can be very useful in island capture. It is reasonably cheap, costing only 50cp. It can spot submerged submarines with it's sonar, and can carry four deadly air launched depth charges that can fry one. It can perform light strike missions with mild success, pouncing with it's 2 250kg bombs. That said, it does not handle well, and quickly falls to a warship's AA.

Jakes carry two 7.7mm guns, one in the front, and a tail gunner. Like they rest of the Japan's aircraft, Jakes have weak armour, and are easy prey for fighters. They are also slow, capable of only 180 mph, and 252 mph with boost.

Jakes can be launched from a wide variety of locations, including airbases, shipyards, Type B-class  submarines, and the Tone-class  ASW CA, which can launch three depth charge laden Jakes.

Status

 * Armament
 * ​7.7mm gun x1
 * 7.7mm rear gun x1
 * 250kg bomb x2 (optional)
 * Depth charge x4 (optional)
 * Cost in Island Capture: 50cp
 * Preceded by: F1M Pete
 * Succeeded by: M6A Serian
 * Direct Equivelent: OS2U Kingfisher
 * Other Equivelents: PBY Catalina