Kawasaki Ki-32

Guns: 2× 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine guns
Bombs: 450 kg (990 lb)

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"Ki-32"
Type	Light bomber
Manufacturer
Maiden flight	March 1937
Retired	1942
Status	out of service
Primary users	Imperial Japanese Army Manchukuo^{[citation needed]}
Number built	854

The Kawasaki Ki-32 was a Japanese bomber of World War II. It was a single-engined, two-seat, mid-wing, cantilever monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The type was identified as 'Mary' in the Allied code.

1 Development
2 Operational history
3 Operators
4 Specifications
5 References
6 External links
7 Related content

[edit] Development

Design of the Ki-32 began in May 1936, in competition with Mitsubishi, to produce a light bomber to replace the obsolescent Kawasaki Ki-3. The first prototype flew in March 1937; seven more were produced. Problems were encountered, particularly with engine cooling and the protracted period required to correct these resulted in the Mitsubishi aircraft, the Ki-30 receiving a production order. In spite of this, the pressing

[edit] Operational history

The Ki-32 entered production in 1938, designated Army Type 98 Single-engined Light Bomber, remaining in front-line service with the Japanese Army until 1942. 854 Ki-32s were manufactured before production ceased.

The Type participated in Nomonhan Incident^{[citation needed]} and Chinese conflict. Its last action was bombing enemy forces during the invasion of Hong Kong. Ki-32s were supplied to the Manchukuo Air Force to replace their obsolescent Kawasaki Type 88/KDA-2 light bombers; they were the main bomber of that service through the conflict.^{[citation needed]}