The first production model was the D3A1 and it was given the allied codename "Val". The crew included the pilot and the gunner. The D3A1 also had the air-cooled, 1,000 hp, Mitsubishi Kinsei 43 Engine (early models) along with three propellers. The top speed of the D3A1 was about 389 km/h and the maximum range was about 1,472.3 km The armament of the D3A1 included one rear facing, 7.7mm MG manned by the gunner, two forward facing, 7.7mm MGs mounted in the wings, and either one 249.9 kg bomb in the center of the aircraft or two 59.8 kg bombs in the wings. The wingspan of the D3A1 was about 14.3 meters and the length was 10.2 meters. The rate of climb was about 500 m/s and the empty weight was 2,409 kg.