''Deployed at the Navy's land-based airfields, its primary mission was anti-ship bombardment.<br>With its long range, although it was naturally designed for anti-ship missions, it was used against land-based installations as well.<br>It was also nicknamed the "Rikko." It formed the core of the Navy's early air power. The successor to this design was the more famous "Type 1 Land Attacker." | ''Deployed at the Navy's land-based airfields, its primary mission was anti-ship bombardment.<br>With its long range, although it was naturally designed for anti-ship missions, it was used against land-based installations as well.<br>It was also nicknamed the "Rikko." It formed the core of the Navy's early air power. The successor to this design was the more famous "Type 1 Land Attacker." |