Japanese Rikugun Kogiken Plan III Light Bomber

Kogiken Plan III was part of Japanese Army aeronautical research into unconventional aircraft during 1941. Proposed light-bomber arrangements explored alternatives to standard layouts, and revised studies were also considered. The project did not become an operational aircraft. The study formed part of a series examining unconventional alternatives to the aircraft then available to the army.

Kogiken refers to the Army’s aeronautical technical research establishment, whose studies examined ways to improve military aircraft performance. The Plan III investigations belonged to that experimental design environment rather than a production series assigned to combat units. Unconventional layouts could promise advantages in drag, visibility, or weapons placement while introducing stability and manufacturing problems. With no completed prototype, those trade-offs were not demonstrated through a normal service evaluation. A responsible account must therefore separate the surviving proposal from better-documented Japanese bombers that actually flew.

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Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in Global War 1936, Global Empires, and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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