Rex/Kyofu production figures

[tomo pauk]

I've sifted through the USSBS "corporation reports" for different Japanese companies, and one thing looks amiss - the production numbers of the N1K Kyofu (a.k.a. Rex), the floatplane fighter. The Nakajima report notes, on pg. 85, that 323 of those were assembled on the company's Koizumi plant (plant manufacturing/assembling the Navy aircraft), however Kyofu's numbers are missing from the monthly recapitulations that are on pages 40-42. Japanese Wikipedia notes only 97 or the Kyofus manufactured (just Kawanisnhi's production?).
Nakajima report: link
Paging Shinpachi and other members that could clear this up

 

[MikeMeech]

I've sifted through the USSBS "corporation reports" for different Japanese companies, and one thing looks amiss - the production numbers of the N1K Kyofu (a.k.a. Rex), the floatplane fighter. The Nakajima report notes, on pg. 85, that 323 of those were assembled on the company's Koizumi plant (plant manufacturing/assembling the Navy aircraft), however Kyofu's numbers are missing from the monthly recapitulations that are on pages 40-42. Japanese Wikipedia notes only 97 or the Kyofus manufactured (just Kawanisnhi's production?).
Nakajima report: link
Paging Shinpachi and other members that could clear this up

Hi

All the sources I have seen have the 97 aircraft production figure, this is made up of 8 prototypes and service trials aircraft (produced May 1942-July 1943) and 89 production aircraft (July 1943-March 1944), peak production was 15 per month (December 1943). Production was ended to concentrate on the land-based variants N1K1-J Shiden and N1K2-J Shiden Kai (total of both built 1,435), especially as the war situation had changed and the floatplane fighter was an 'obsolete' concept.

Mike

 

[tomo pauk]

Hi
<sinp>

Mike

Thank you, Mike. The production figures at Kawanishi do add up, it is the statement on the Nakajima's report that throws the wrench in their math, so to speak.

 

[Shinpachi]

I have read the "323 Rex seaplane fighters" as "323 Rufe seaplane fighters" naturally

 

[tomo pauk]

I have read the "323 Rex seaplane fighters" as "323 Rufe seaplane fighters" naturally

Thank you The 'Rex' is a mis-print at two places, should be 'Rufe' indeed.