This anti-submarine version of the Yae Miko is a post-war improvement of the original Object 156 transport aircraft.

Here shown is the YEC-92 (fictional) escaping Soviet Pacific Fleet FlaK after sinking the Magadan (DD).

I. LORE

Fearful of Soviet submarine threats encircling the Japanese mainland, an USAF unit based on Okinawa ordered the Kyushu design bureau to make an anti-submarine version of the 1943 Yae Miko (Object 156).

The resulting variant, the Object 156-17, or the G(anti-submarine)1K was an advanced variant featuring both American and Japanese equipment. Magnetic anomaly detector was installed on the tail of the aircraft and radar equipment on the top of the fuselage. It is powered by two R-2800 radials of 2,000 hp and a three-blade propeller.

The variant entered service in 1956 and retired at 1970 by the USAF, and finally the JASDF by 1992.

II. CONTROLS

AG-6: Signal lights
AG-7: Steering

III. SPECIFICATIONS

Maximum speed: 452 km/h TAS near sea level
Cruise speed: ~270 km/h TAS

Armament: 2 torpedoes on weapons bay

Avionics: Radar
Magnetic anomaly detector
Sonar

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