>>1946773>Maritime patrol don't need no massive load, dawg.Must be why dedicated maritime patrol planes (P3, P8, etc.) are and have always been "massive"...
>+8h patrols, countless sensors and their consoles, plus respective crew + major rescue ops in 3m waves, on dinky planes.Sure...
Picrel shows it all. Being Japan, it's obvious for anyone sar, patrol and relief ops, where its +20 tons of payload makes all the difference, are its main purpose.
It also eats meme Canadair for breakfast on every count.
https://www.shinmaywa.co.jp/aircraft/english/us2/index.html 