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==Equipment==
The [[Aircraft pilot|pilot]] position was equipped with a Type 95 [[telescopic sight|telescopic gunsight]] in the earlier models and a Type 99 in the later models, which were used for aiming the bomb during the dive. The [[Air observer|observer]]/[[navigator]] position was equipped with a Type 97 Mk1 [[drift sight]], which was a long vertical tube located in the front-left of the observer's seat. In addition, the observer position was equipped with a [[drift meter]] that was mounted on the floor in the front-right of the observer's seat. The observer also operated a Type 96 Mk2 [[radio]] set that was mounted in front of the observer's seat and behind the pilot's seat. On top of the radio set was a Type 3 [[Reflector sight|reflector]] [[compass]] for precise navigation.{{sfn|Mikesh|2004}}

Armament was two fixed forward-firing {{convert|7.7|mm|in|abbr=on|3}} [[Type 97 aircraft machine gun|Type 97 machine gun]]s, and one flexible 7.7&nbsp;mm (.303&nbsp;in) [[Type 92 machine gun]] at the rear end of [[cockpit]], which was operated by the observer. Normal bomb load was a single 250&nbsp;kg bomb (e.g., [[List of Japanese World War II navy bombs#Bombs|Type 99 No 25]] [[armor piercing shell|semi-AP]] or Type 98 No 25 land bomb) carried under the fuselage, swung out under the propeller on release by a trapeze. Two additional 60&nbsp;kg bombs (e.g., Type 99 No 6 semi-AP or Type 2 No 6 land bomb) could be carried on wing racks located under each wing outboard of the dive brakes.{{sfn|Tagaya|2011}}{{sfn|Air International|1987|p=288}}

Initially, D3A dive bombers were painted in silver. During the summer of 1941, the paint finish changed to light olive grey. The color changed again in early 1942 to dark green.{{sfn|Tagaya|2011}}