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The Kate established its reputation immediately.  At [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]], a B5N2 dropped the armor-piercing bomb that set off the battleship [[USS Arizona (BB-39)|Arizona’s]] ammo magazine, sinking her with almost all hands.  Kates played pivotal roles in the battles of [[Wake Island]], [[Battle of the Coral Sea|Coral Sea]], [[Battle of Midway|Midway]], and [[Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands|Santa Cruz]], although they suffered heavy losses in the latter.

The Kate established its reputation immediately.  At [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]], a B5N2 dropped the armor-piercing bomb that set off the battleship [[USS Arizona (BB-39)|Arizona’s]] ammo magazine, sinking her with almost all hands.  Kates played pivotal roles in the battles of [[Wake Island]], [[Battle of the Coral Sea|Coral Sea]], [[Battle of Midway|Midway]], and [[Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands|Santa Cruz]], although they suffered heavy losses in the latter.

By 1943, the Kate’s replacement, the B6N “Jill”, had started to come off the Nakajima assembly lines for deployment to Navy units.  However, some Kates were still in front-line service onboard carriers as late as the [[Battle of the Phillippine Sea]], where they served as scout planes.<ref>''Clash of the Carriers: the True Story of the Marianas Turkey Shoot of World War II'', by Barrett Tillman, New American Library, 2005</ref>  Some were also used in anti-submarine and maritime reconnaissance duties<ref>[http://www.aviastar.org/air/japan/nakajima_b5n.php Nakajima B5N Kate]</ref>

By 1943, the Kate’s replacement, the B6N “Jill”, had started to come off the Nakajima assembly lines for deployment to Navy units.  However, some Kates were still in front-line service onboard carriers as late as the [[Battle of the Philippine Sea]], where they served as scout planes.<ref>''Clash of the Carriers: the True Story of the Marianas Turkey Shoot of World War II'', by Barrett Tillman, New American Library, 2005</ref>  Some were also used in anti-submarine and maritime reconnaissance duties<ref>[http://www.aviastar.org/air/japan/nakajima_b5n.php Nakajima B5N Kate]</ref>

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