Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (“Lightning Bolt”). The Mitsubishi J2M Raiden ("Lightning Bolt") is a single-engined land-based fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II. The Allied reporting name was "Jack". This is another design by vaunted designer Jiro Horikoshi, who was the subject of Hayao Miyazaki’s controversial animated feature film “The Wind Rises” (2013). Engine problems and coming along too late in the conflict made it less successful than Horikoshi’s more famous design - the A6M Zero. The J2M was designed by Jiro Horikoshi, creator of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, to meet the 14-Shi (14th year of the Showa reign, or 1939 in the Western calendar) official specification. It was to be a strictly local-defense interceptor, intended to counter the threat of high-altitude bomber raids, and thus relied on speed, climb performance, and armament at the expense of maneuverability. The J2M was a sleek, but stubby craft with...