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{{Equipment|header=true}}
|name = Ryuusei Kai (Shooting Star)
==Introduction==
==Mechanics==
{{Category:Carrier-based Torpedo Bombers}}
''"The modified variant of integrated dive-bombing attacker Ryuusei. It comes not only with its beautiful silhouette, but also a hydraulic-powered weapon bay door, landing gears and main wing folding gears, and world-class weaponry with 2x20mm and 2x7.7mm, plus 1x13mm rear-firing. It's up to you to bring it to success, Admiral."''
==Notes==
Not to be confused with other aircraft of this family (''see [[Ryuusei (disambiguation)|here]]'').
===How To Obtain===
{{recipe|Fuel= 20|Ammo= 60|Steel= 10|Bauxite= 100|flag= Aviation}}
'''Upgradeable from:''' {{Equipment/Link|Ryuusei}} (★+5)
''Event reward for:''
* [[Spring 2022 Event]] E-4: Casual (★+2)
===Uses===
'''Used to improve:''' {{Equipment/Link|Ryuusei Kai}}, {{Equipment/Link|SB2C-5}}
'''Used by quest:''' {{Q|F88}}, {{Q|F91}}
===Updates History===
* '''2013-05-08:''' Implemented
* '''2013-11-01:''' Stats increased: {{ASW}}+3 → {{ASW}}+4
* '''2013-12-24:''' Stats decreased: {{ASW}}+4 → {{ASW}}+3
* '''2019-05-21:''' Visible bonuses added, card CG updated
* '''2020-04-30:''' Stats increased: {{AA}}+0 → {{AA}}+1
* '''2022-10-14:''' Became improvable and upgradable to {{Equipment/Link|Ryuusei Kai (Skilled)}}
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==Fit Bonuses==
{{/Bonuses}}
==Improvement==
{{AkashiWorkshopKai
|DM_1= 6|DM_1g= 7
|DM_2= 8|DM_2g= 10
|IM_1= 3|IM_1g= 3
|IM_2= 4|IM_2g= 6
|Equ_1= Ryuusei
|Equ_2= Ryuusei Kai
|Conv_A= Ryuusei Kai (Skilled)
|DM_A= 9|DM_Ag= 12
|IM_A= 5|IM_Ag= 7
|Equ_A= Ryuusei Kai
|Item_A1= New Model Aerial Armament Material
|Item_A2= Skilled Crew Member|Item_A2_qty= 2
== Historical Information ==
|Fuel= 320|Ammo= 390|Steel= 0|Bauxite= 490
An experimental unit of the original production Aichi B7A2 was also equipped with a 2,000hp Nakajima ''Homare ''(Honor) Type 23 engine before the end of the war, but it is likely that the Ryuusei Kai refers to the never-produced MK9-powered B7A3.
|Helper1A= Taihou|Week1A= 0000111|Helper1AM= Taihou/Kai
}}
{{:Improvement/Categories/Torpedo Bombers}}
==Trivia==
The depicted plane is allegedly the B7A3 variant (did not exist/enter service as is). It is an advanced variant of the Aichi AM-23 [[Ryuusei]] (B7A2 Shooting Star), with its engine changed to the 2,200 hp Mitsubishi MK9. It never progressed beyond the planning stage before the end of the war, due to its base model's troubled development. Original B7A2 production models were equipped with a 7.92 mm Type 1 rear-firing gun, which was changed to the 13mm machine gun in later production. An experimental unit of the original production Aichi B7A2 was also equipped with a 2,000 hp Nakajima ''Homare'' (Honor) Type 23 engine before the end of the war, but it is likely that the Ryuusei Kai refers to the never-produced MK9-powered B7A3.
==See Also==
==See Also==
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