In Response To: B5N1 at Pearl Harbor as well as B5N2s?
From my understanding, those in charge of the PH operation wanted the most modern a/c involved, and also, the 1’s aren’t fast enough to keep up with the 2’s. Because of these two factors, only B5N2s were used over PH. However, if I remember correctly, there were some on the carriers of the main body of the Midway invasion force (not the ones that were sunk). I don’t think any were actually used in that operation either, but I could be wrong. If the USN had persued the rest of the Japanese fleet, they would have seen action, though.
