Aichi D3A "Val" - Part Two

In December 1939 the Japanese Navy ordered the Val to be manufactured as the Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber Model 11. Production models differed slightly from the prototypes as the wings were a little bit shorter and they were powered by either a 1000hp Kinsei 43 or 1070hp Kinsei 44. The initial stability problems were solved by adding a long dorsal fin-strake that started in the middle of the rear fuselage making the airplane highly maneouvrable.
It was armed with two forward firing 0.303in (7,7mm) Type 97 machine guns plus one defensive 0.303in Type 92 machine gun placed in the rear, at the observer's position. It could carry a single 250Kg bomb under the fuselage, between the landing gear, that was swung out under the propeller using a trapeze. It had capacity for two additional 60Kg bombs placed in underwing racks.
They started their carrier qualification trials on board of Akagi and Kaga carriers during 1940 and they had their baptism of fire operating from land bases in mainland China.

Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichi_D3A
2. http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=296