Designed around the idea of a long range, fast and for its size, maneuverable aircraft, the Mitsubishi G3M was the embodiment of Imperial Japanese military aviation doctrine leading up to the Pacific War with the United States. The G3M was a superb bomber upon its introduction, able to avoid antiaircraft fire due to its high altitude and speed, and deliver a large payload of bombs or one aerial torpedo, able to strike land or sea targets. It served to great effect in the Second Sino-Japanese war, engaging Chinese fighters and used to strategically bomb the Chinese heartland. However due to the rapid development of technology leading up to WWII, the G3M was beginning to become obsolete. In a similar manner to many other IJN aircraft, the G3M was lightly armored, and couldn't take much damage. Despite this, it held its own to an extent, and was used extensively in the early war to help sink the HMS Prince of Whales and Repulse in1941, attacked Darwin, Australia in 1942, and helped sink the USS Chicago in 1943. After this it was mainly withdrawn to serve as glider tugs, paratroop trainers, and transports.

-About-

• Relatively low part count
• Realistic-ish handling
• Fully VR compatible, functionable cockpit
• Auto aim, retractable dorsal dustbin turret, works best within 1 mile range
• forward facing cannon mounted on the left wing
• Paint scheme is based on what the aircraft looked like in the 2nd Sino-Japanese War
  

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-Controls-

• AG 1: Activate retractable turret, select air to air to air to ground targets to lock on
• AG 2: Drop all bombs
• VTOL: Flaps
• Trim, throttle: duh

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