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But chronic engine, cooling and reliability problems delayed it and kept numbers low, so it never had the impact its design promised.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How many Raidens survive?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Just one complete example is known to survive, preserved at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California &mdash; the last of nearly 500 built.\"}}]}<\/script> <\/p>\n<header class=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"hero-media\"><img data-opt-id=697721559  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:7sHc.c95b\/w:1536\/h:760\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m-raiden.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201536%20760%22%20width%3D%221536%22%20height%3D%22760%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221536%22%20height%3D%22760%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Mitsubishi J2M Raiden Japanese WWII interceptor, surviving airframe\" loading=\"eager\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wrap hero-in\">\n<div class=\"crumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/\">Military Aircraft Encyclopedia<\/a> \u00b7 <span>Fighters<\/span> \u00b7 <span>J2M Raiden<\/span><\/div>\n<h1>J2M Raiden<br \/><em>The Zero designer\u2019s opposite fighter<\/em><\/h1>\n<p class=\"sub\">The interceptor Jiro Horikoshi built to stop the bombers \u2014 fast-climbing, heavily armed and armoured, and almost everything the nimble Zero was not.<\/p>\n<div class=\"statstrip\">\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>~587 km\/h<\/b><span>Top speed (365 mph)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>493<\/b><span>Built<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>1942<\/b><span>First flight<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>4 \u00d7 20 mm<\/b><span>Cannon<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit\">Public domain \/ Wikimedia Commons<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"chips\"><span class=\"chip\"><b>Role<\/b> Interceptor<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Era<\/b> 1943 \u2013 1945<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Engine<\/b> Mitsubishi Kasei radial<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Origin<\/b> Japan<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Status<\/b> Retired 1945<\/span><a class=\"chip fly\" href=\"#faq\">Want to fly a real fighter yourself?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">The Story<\/div>\n<h2>The Raiden: when the Zero\u2019s designer built its opposite<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cols\">\n<div>\n<p>The same engineer who gave Japan the featherlight, dancing A6M Zero also gave it the Raiden \u2014 and the two could hardly be less alike. Jiro Horikoshi designed the J2M not to turn and twist in a dogfight, but to climb fast, hit hard and knock down bombers. It was a deliberate rejection of the philosophy that had made the Zero famous.<\/p>\n<p>The idea went back to a 1939 Imperial Japanese Navy requirement for a \u201clocal-defence interceptor\u201d \u2014 a short-ranged fighter whose job was to scramble, climb and destroy high-flying raiders over Japan\u2019s own cities and bases. Where the Zero traded everything for range and agility, the Raiden traded agility for speed, climb and firepower.<\/p>\n<p>To get there, Horikoshi wrapped the airframe around a big Mitsubishi Kasei radial engine, mounting it well back behind a long, pointed cowling driven through an extension shaft and cooled by a forced-draught fan. The result was a fat, streamlined, purposeful-looking fighter with four 20 mm cannon \u2014 heavy armament by Japanese standards \u2014 but with a poor view over that long nose.<\/p>\n<p>It was also a troubled aircraft. Engine vibration, cooling problems, a weak undercarriage and unreliable turbochargers dogged the programme for years. The Raiden that should have been ready to meet the American bombers arrived late, in small numbers, and never fully cured of its faults.<\/p>\n<p>When the B-29 Superfortresses began their raids on Japan in 1944, the Raiden was one of the very few Japanese fighters with the climb and the guns to reach them and do real damage. But there were never enough, and even the Raiden struggled at the extreme altitudes the Superfortress preferred.<\/p>\n<p>Only 493 were built before the war ended. The Raiden \u2014 codenamed \u201cJack\u201d by the Allies \u2014 was a glimpse of where Japanese fighter design was heading: heavier, faster, built to kill bombers rather than dogfight. The war ended before that direction could bear full fruit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pull\">\u201cJiro Horikoshi built the Zero to dance. The Raiden he built to kill bombers.\u201d<cite><b>The J2M Raiden<\/b> \u2014 Japan\u2019s local-defence interceptor<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"deepset\">\n<details class=\"deep\">\n<summary><span class=\"no\">01<\/span><span class=\"t\">Why the Raiden mattered: the Zero\u2019s designer changes his mind<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>The J2M is fascinating precisely because of who designed it. Jiro Horikoshi had built his reputation on the Zero\u2019s astonishing lightness and agility, but he understood better than anyone that those qualities came at a cost in speed, climb, armour and firepower \u2014 exactly the qualities an interceptor needs.<\/p>\n<p>The Raiden was his answer to a different question: not \u201chow do we win a turning fight?\u201d but \u201chow do we stop a high, fast bomber?\u201d That it arrived late and flawed reflects Japan\u2019s wartime industrial strain more than any failure of the concept \u2014 the concept itself pointed straight at the future of piston fighter design.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Engineering<\/div>\n<h2>How Horikoshi built a bomber-killer<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cards3\">\n<div class=\"ecard\">\n<div class=\"num\">01<\/div>\n<h3>An interceptor, not a dogfighter<\/h3>\n<p>Everything about the Raiden was tuned for one job: reaching a high, fast bomber quickly and destroying it. That meant power, climb, heavy cannon, armour and self-sealing tanks \u2014 and a willingness to sacrifice the very agility that had made Horikoshi\u2019s Zero a legend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ecard\">\n<div class=\"num\">02<\/div>\n<h3>The buried engine<\/h3>\n<p>To streamline the airframe around a bulky radial, Horikoshi set the Mitsubishi Kasei well back in the fuselage, driving the propeller through an extension shaft behind a long, pointed cowling. A forced-draught cooling fan kept the buried engine alive. The result was fast and clean \u2014 but the long nose left the pilot with a poor view forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ecard\">\n<div class=\"num\">03<\/div>\n<h3>Four heavy cannon<\/h3>\n<p>Where many Japanese fighters relied on a mix of light machine guns and one or two cannon, the Raiden carried four 20 mm cannon. Against the aluminium bulk of a B-29, that concentrated firepower was exactly what an interceptor needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"deepset\">\n<details class=\"deep\">\n<summary><span class=\"no\">02<\/span><span class=\"t\">Why the Raiden was late: a programme fighting itself<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>The J2M\u2019s development was plagued by the very features that made it advanced. The extension-shaft-and-fan cooling arrangement was complex and prone to vibration; the undercarriage and turbochargers gave trouble; and each fix took time Japan did not have. The upshot was that the interceptor designed in 1939 to stop bombers was still being sorted out when the bombers finally arrived in force in 1944 \u2014 and was never available in the numbers that were needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Specifications<\/div>\n<h2>Mitsubishi J2M Raiden \u2014 by the numbers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"specgrid\">\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Airframe &amp; performance<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Crew<\/dt>\n<dd>1<\/dd>\n<dt>Length<\/dt>\n<dd>9.95 m (32 ft 8 in)<\/dd>\n<dt>Wingspan<\/dt>\n<dd>10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)<\/dd>\n<dt>Empty weight<\/dt>\n<dd>~2,460 kg (5,423 lb)<\/dd>\n<dt>Max takeoff weight<\/dt>\n<dd>~3,435 kg (7,573 lb)<\/dd>\n<dt>Max speed<\/dt>\n<dd>~587 km\/h (365 mph)<\/dd>\n<dt>Service ceiling<\/dt>\n<dd>~11,700 m (38,400 ft)<\/dd>\n<dt>Range<\/dt>\n<dd>~1,900 km (1,180 mi)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Powerplant, armament &amp; programme<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Engine<\/dt>\n<dd>Mitsubishi Kasei 23a radial, ~1,800 hp<\/dd>\n<dt>Armament<\/dt>\n<dd>4 \u00d7 20 mm Type 99 cannon (armament varied by mark)<\/dd>\n<dt>First flight<\/dt>\n<dd>20 March 1942 (J2M1 prototype)<\/dd>\n<dt>Built<\/dt>\n<dd>493 (1942\u20131945)<\/dd>\n<dt>Operators<\/dt>\n<dd>Japan (Imperial Japanese Navy)<\/dd>\n<dt>Cost per flight hour<\/dt>\n<dd>Not recorded \u2014 retired at war\u2019s end, 1945<\/dd>\n<dt>Variants<\/dt>\n<dd>J2M2 \/ J2M3 (most built) \/ J2M5 (high-altitude)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"deepset\">\n<details class=\"deep\">\n<summary><span class=\"no\">03<\/span><span class=\"t\">Marks and armament<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>The Raiden evolved quickly across its short life. The early J2M2 gave way to the most-produced J2M3, which standardised the four-cannon armament, and the high-altitude J2M5 added a revised supercharger to claw back performance against the B-29 at height. Figures vary between marks, so the numbers above are representative of the type rather than any single version.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Timeline<\/div>\n<h2>From a 1939 requirement to the last days of the war<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tl\">\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1939<\/div>\n<h3>A call for an interceptor<\/h3>\n<p>The Imperial Japanese Navy issues its \u201c14-Shi\u201d requirement for a fast-climbing, short-range local-defence interceptor \u2014 a very different aircraft from the Zero.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1942<\/div>\n<h3>First flight, first troubles<\/h3>\n<p>The J2M1 prototype flies on 20 March 1942, but engine vibration, cooling and undercarriage problems immediately slow the programme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1943<\/div>\n<h3>Into service, slowly<\/h3>\n<p>The J2M2 and improved J2M3 reach navy units, though continuing teething troubles keep numbers low.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1944<\/div>\n<h3>Meeting the Superfortress<\/h3>\n<p>As B-29 raids on Japan begin, the Raiden becomes one of the few interceptors able to climb to the bombers and hurt them with its four cannon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1945<\/div>\n<h3>Too few, too late<\/h3>\n<p>The high-altitude J2M5 appears, but the Raiden is never available in the numbers needed to blunt the American bombing campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">Aug 1945<\/div>\n<h3>The final sorties<\/h3>\n<p>Raidens fly to the very end \u2014 a handful even tangling with US Navy Hellcats on 15 August 1945, hours before Japan\u2019s surrender.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Stories<\/div>\n<h2>Eight chapters in the Raiden\u2019s short life<\/h2>\n<div class=\"car\"><button class=\"cbtn p\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('stcar').scrollBy({left:-712,behavior:'smooth'})\">\u2039<\/button><button class=\"cbtn n\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('stcar').scrollBy({left:712,behavior:'smooth'})\">\u203a<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"track\" id=\"stcar\">\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Two fighters, one designer<\/div>\n<h4>Horikoshi\u2019s other aircraft<\/h4>\n<p>The man who created the impossibly agile A6M Zero also designed the heavy, fast-climbing Raiden \u2014 a deliberate opposite.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>The full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Jiro Horikoshi understood the Zero\u2019s weaknesses better than its admirers. When the navy asked for a bomber-killing interceptor, he set aside the lightness-above-all philosophy and built for speed, climb, armour and firepower instead. The Raiden and the Zero, side by side, show the full range of one of the great fighter designers at work.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Built to climb<\/div>\n<h4>The interceptor\u2019s single-minded mission<\/h4>\n<p>The Raiden existed to do one thing: get off the ground, climb hard, and destroy a high-flying bomber.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>The full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">This was \u201clocal-defence\u201d fighting \u2014 short-ranged, home-based, urgent. Everything that didn\u2019t serve the climb-and-kill mission was pared away, and everything that did \u2014 power, cannon, protection \u2014 was emphasised. It made the Raiden a specialist, superb at its job and indifferent at everything else.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">The buried engine<\/div>\n<h4>Streamlining a fat radial<\/h4>\n<p>To wrap a slim fuselage around a bulky radial engine, Horikoshi buried the engine and drove the propeller through a long extension shaft.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>The full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">A forced-draught cooling fan kept the recessed engine breathing, and a long, pointed cowling smoothed the airflow. The trick gave the Raiden a clean, fast shape, but it also made the aircraft complex to build and left the pilot peering over a very long nose \u2014 a real handicap when landing.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Growing pains<\/div>\n<h4>Years of trouble<\/h4>\n<p>The Raiden should have been ready to meet the American bombers. Instead it spent years fighting its own engineering.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>The full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Engine vibration from the extension shaft, cooling difficulties, a troublesome undercarriage and unreliable turbochargers all delayed the programme. Each problem was solved eventually, but only at the cost of time Japan could not spare \u2014 so the interceptor arrived late and in small numbers.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Against the B-29<\/div>\n<h4>One of the few that could reach them<\/h4>\n<p>When the Superfortresses came, the Raiden was among the handful of Japanese fighters that could climb to meet them and do real harm.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>The full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">The B-29 flew high and fast, and most Japanese fighters struggled to reach it, let alone damage it. The Raiden\u2019s climb and its four 20 mm cannon made it one of the more dangerous interceptors the bomber crews faced \u2014 but there were never enough Raidens, and the highest-altitude raids still stretched it to the limit.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Four cannon<\/div>\n<h4>Firepower built for bomber-killing<\/h4>\n<p>Where many Japanese fighters mixed light machine guns with a cannon or two, the Raiden carried four 20 mm cannon.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>The full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Bringing down a four-engined bomber demanded concentrated, heavy fire, and the Raiden was armed accordingly. That battery, combined with a fast climb, was exactly the recipe an interceptor needed \u2014 and a clear sign of how far Japanese fighter thinking had moved from the lightly-armed early-war Zero.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">\u201cJack\u201d<\/div>\n<h4>The Allied codename<\/h4>\n<p>To Allied intelligence the Raiden was \u201cJack\u201d \u2014 and after the war, captured examples were flown and studied.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>The full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">The Allies assigned short reporting names to Japanese aircraft, and the J2M became \u201cJack.\u201d Captured Raidens were shipped to test establishments and flown in Allied markings, giving Western engineers their first close look at Horikoshi\u2019s bomber-killer.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">The last survivor<\/div>\n<h4>One Raiden still exists<\/h4>\n<p>Of the 493 built, a single complete Raiden survives today \u2014 at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in California.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>The full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">The Planes of Fame J2M3 is the only surviving Raiden in the world, a rare physical link to a fighter that existed for barely three years. Preserved and periodically run, it lets modern eyes see the stubby, purposeful shape of Japan\u2019s home-defence interceptor in the metal.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Gallery<\/div>\n<h2>The Raiden in pictures<\/h2>\n<div class=\"car\"><button class=\"cbtn p\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('gal').scrollBy({left:-660,behavior:'smooth'})\">\u2039<\/button><button class=\"cbtn n\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('gal').scrollBy({left:660,behavior:'smooth'})\">\u203a<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"track gal\" id=\"gal\">\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m3-raiden-chino.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1030111660  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:768\/h:512\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m3-raiden-chino.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20768%20512%22%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22512%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22512%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Restored Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden at Chino, California\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>The airworthy J2M3 Raiden preserved at Planes of Fame, Chino, California.<span>Dustin May \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m-raiden-side-profile.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=599937987  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:768\/h:432\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m-raiden-side-profile.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20768%20432%22%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22432%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22432%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Side profile of a preserved Mitsubishi J2M Raiden\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Side profile of the Planes of Fame Raiden, showing its stubby, powerful lines.<span>Goshimini \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m-raiden-kasei-engine.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=888670575  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:768\/h:578\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m-raiden-kasei-engine.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20768%20578%22%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22578%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22578%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Cowling and Kasei radial engine of a Mitsubishi J2M Raiden\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Detail of the big Mitsubishi Kasei radial and its close-fitting cowling.<span>Sekinei \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m3-raiden-display.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1946479321  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:768\/h:380\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m3-raiden-display.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20768%20380%22%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22380%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22380%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Restored Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden on museum display\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>A restored J2M3 Raiden on museum display.<span>kitmasterbloke \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m3-raiden-survivor.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1068576261  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:768\/h:576\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m3-raiden-survivor.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20768%20576%22%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22576%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22576%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"One of the few surviving Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden fighters\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>A preserved J2M3 Raiden \u2014 one of only a handful of survivors worldwide.<span>Wikimedia Commons (CC0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m-raiden-malaya.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1918533597  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:768\/h:526\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m-raiden-malaya.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20768%20526%22%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22526%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22526%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Mitsubishi J2M Raiden photographed in Malaya, 1945\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>A J2M Raiden photographed in Malaya at the end of the war.<span>Sgt Breeze, RAF \/ Public domain<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m-raiden-malaya-1945.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1644101131  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:768\/h:520\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m-raiden-malaya-1945.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20768%20520%22%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22520%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22520%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"A grounded Mitsubishi J2M Raiden in Malaya in 1945\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>A grounded J2M Raiden in Malaya, 1945.<span>Sgt Breeze, RAF \/ Public domain<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m-raiden-captured.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=40954027  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:768\/h:429\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m-raiden-captured.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20768%20429%22%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22429%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22429%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"A captured Mitsubishi J2M Raiden in Allied test markings\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>A captured Raiden in Allied test markings over Malaya.<span>Sgt Breeze, RAF \/ Public domain<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m-raiden-us-evaluation.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=663239905  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:768\/h:635\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m-raiden-us-evaluation.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20768%20635%22%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22635%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22635%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"A captured Mitsubishi J2M Raiden examined by US forces\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>A J2M Raiden examined by US forces after the war.<span>US Navy \/ National Archives (public domain)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m3-raiden-hangar.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1298035774  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:768\/h:576\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitsubishi-j2m3-raiden-hangar.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20768%20576%22%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22576%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22768%22%20height%3D%22576%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"The Planes of Fame Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden in its hangar\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>The Planes of Fame J2M3 Raiden in its hangar.<span>Gabloc \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Film<\/div>\n<h2>See the Raiden in context<\/h2>\n<div class=\"vidwrap\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IbWfUHEXZe4\" title=\"The Mitsubishi J2M Raiden \u2014 Japan&amp;rsquo;s bomber interceptor\" loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:13.5px;color:#8b94a5\">Could a better interceptor have changed Japan\u2019s air war? This history follows the Raiden from Horikoshi\u2019s drawing board through its troubled development to its brief, hard-fought career against the B-29.<\/p>\n<p class=\"finenote vidcap\">Video: \u201cThe Plane That (Hypothetically) Could Have Saved Japan: Mitsubishi J2M Raiden\u201d by IHYLS (~122,000 views). Embedded via YouTube.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Operations<\/div>\n<h2>Where the Raiden fought<\/h2>\n<div id=\"sr71-map-widget\" style=\"font-family:'Gilroy semiBold','Gilroy regular',Helvetica,Arial,Lucida,sans-serif;max-width:1080px;width:100%;\">\n<div id=\"sr71-map-container\" style=\"width:100%;position:relative\"><svg id=\"sr71-map-svg\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block\"><\/svg><\/p>\n<div id=\"sr71-tooltip\" style=\"position:fixed;background:#1a1a2e;color:#fff;padding:10px 16px;border-radius:0;font-size:13px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:.3px;pointer-events:auto;opacity:0;transition:opacity .15s;z-index:1000;max-width:360px;line-height:1.5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"sr71-controls\" style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-start;margin-top:12px;\"> <button class=\"sr71-toggle active\" data-cat=\"migflug\" data-full=\"Operator (IJN)\" data-short=\"Bases\" 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Its record is defined less by aces than by a race against time \u2014 a promising bomber-killer that never reached the front in the numbers its mission demanded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"combat\">\n<div class=\"cstat\"><b>493<\/b><span>Raidens built (1942\u201345)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cstat\"><b>4<\/b><span>20 mm cannon \u2014 heavy for a Japanese fighter<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cstat\"><b>1944\u201345<\/b><span>B-29 interception over Japan<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cstat\"><b>~11,700 m<\/b><span>service ceiling (38,400 ft)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:26px;font-size:14.5px;color:#454e5e\">Wartime Japanese records are fragmentary, and individual Raiden victory tallies are hard to verify; the figures above reflect the type\u2019s production and role rather than a detailed combat account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"faq\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">FAQ<\/div>\n<h2>Mitsubishi J2M Raiden \u2014 questions &amp; answers<\/h2>\n<details open=\"\">\n<summary>Can you fly a Mitsubishi J2M Raiden today?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>No. Only one complete Raiden survives \u2014 at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in California \u2014 and there are no public J2M flights anywhere. If you want to fly a real fighter yourself, MiGFlug offers cockpit experiences in genuine jet fighters you can actually strap into.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Why did the designer of the Zero build such a different fighter?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>Because the mission was different. The Zero was built for very long range and dogfighting agility; the Raiden was built as a short-range interceptor to climb quickly and destroy high-flying bombers. Jiro Horikoshi designed each aircraft for the job it had to do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What was the Raiden\u2019s Allied codename?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>\u201cJack.\u201d The Allies gave short reporting names to Japanese aircraft, and the J2M Raiden became known to American and British crews as \u201cJack.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Was the J2M Raiden a good fighter?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>For its role, yes \u2014 it had a strong climb and heavy cannon armament that made it dangerous to bombers. But chronic engine, cooling and reliability problems delayed it and kept numbers low, so it never had the impact its design promised.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How many Raidens survive?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>Just one complete example is known to survive, preserved at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California \u2014 the last of nearly 500 built.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div class=\"ad\">\n<div class=\"adin\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Fly a Fighter Yourself<\/div>\n<h2>You can\u2019t fly a Raiden \u2014 but you can fly a fighter jet<\/h2>\n<p class=\"adp\">The Raiden\u2019s war belongs to history, but the thrill of flying a real fighter doesn\u2019t. 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alt=\"Lockheed F-104 Starfighter side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the F-104 Starfighter<\/b><span>\u201cThe missile with a man in it\u201d<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/mig-21-launch\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the MiG-21<\/b><span>The Cold War\u2019s most-produced jet<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/t-33-in-canada\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the T-33 Shooting Star<\/b><span>America\u2019s first jet trainer<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/vampire-flight-near-london\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"de Havilland Vampire side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the DH Vampire<\/b><span>A piece of early jet history<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/s-211-jet-flight-munich\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"SIAI-Marchetti S.211 side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the S.211<\/b><span>Agile Italian jet trainer<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/l-39-mb-326-jet-provost-in-italy\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"Aermacchi MB-326 side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the MB-326<\/b><span>The classic Aermacchi jet<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/mig-15-fagot-czech-republic\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the MiG-15<\/b><span>The Soviet legend of the Korean War<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/\">See all flights &amp; prices<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"padding-top:44px\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n<h2>Related aircraft<\/h2>\n<div class=\"relgrid\"><a class=\"rel\" href=\"\/aircraft\/a6m-zero\/\"><span class=\"rk\">The Sibling<\/span><span class=\"rh\">Mitsubishi A6M Zero<\/span><span class=\"rp\">Horikoshi\u2019s other fighter \u2014 the light, long-ranged dogfighter the Raiden was built to be the opposite of.<\/span><span class=\"go\">Explore \u2192<\/span><\/a><a class=\"rel\" href=\"\/aircraft\/n1k-shiden-kai\/\"><span class=\"rk\">The Rival<\/span><span class=\"rh\">Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden-Kai<\/span><span class=\"rp\">The other great late-war Japanese navy fighter \u2014 a land-based interceptor born from a floatplane.<\/span><span class=\"go\">Explore \u2192<\/span><\/a><a class=\"rel\" href=\"\/aircraft\/ki-84-hayate\/\"><span class=\"rk\">The Army\u2019s Answer<\/span><span class=\"rh\">Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate<\/span><span class=\"rp\">The Imperial Army\u2019s finest late-war fighter \u2014 fast, well-armed and another B-29 hunter.<\/span><span class=\"go\">Explore \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section style=\"padding:48px 0 64px\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Sources<\/div>\n<h2>Where these facts come from<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"srclist\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/planesoffame.org\/aircraft\/plane-J2M3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Planes of Fame Air Museum \u2014 J2M3 Raiden<\/a><span>The world\u2019s only surviving Raiden<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/warbird-articles\/the-last-of-the-japanese-thunderbolts-the-story-of-planes-of-fames-mitsubishi-j2m-raiden.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vintage Aviation News \u2014 the last Raiden<\/a><span>Survivor history &amp; restoration<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/plane-encyclopedia.com\/ww2\/mitsubishi-j2m-raiden-jack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plane-Encyclopedia \u2014 J2M Raiden \u201cJack\u201d<\/a><span>Development, variants &amp; service<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegoairandspace.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Diego Air &amp; Space Museum<\/a><span>Archive photography of Japanese aircraft<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"finenote\">Figures are drawn from museum and reference sources and cross-checked; where sources differ, the most commonly cited value is given. 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