Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa
Ki-43-II
Totals
324000 Price |
150 Survivability |
2190 kgWeight |
89.7 Damage |
Speed
1149.9 Airspeed |
510 km/hTop Speed at Sea Level |
510 km/hTop Speed at Best Altitude |
1000 mOptimum Altitude |
580 km/hMaximum Dive Speed |
103.4 m/sRate of Climb |
80 km/hStall Speed |
272.3 km/hOptimum Airspeed |
Mobility
89.6 Controllability |
8 sAverage Time to Turn 360 deg |
140 °/sRate of Roll |
1611.3 Maneuverability |
V
324000
Tech Tree
Engine
IV
0
EngineNakajima Ha-115-I
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Applicability:Nakajima Ki-43-I Hayabusa, Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa
IV
Nakajima Ha-115-IIV
2200
EngineNakajima Ha-115-II
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Applicability:Nakajima Ki-43-I Hayabusa, Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa
IV
Nakajima Ha-115-II2200
V
0
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V
V
3100
EngineMitsubishi Ha-112
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Applicability:Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa
V
Mitsubishi Ha-1123100
Airframe
V
3750
AirframeKi-43-III Ko
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Applicability:Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa
V
Ki-43-III Ko3750
V
0
AirframeKi-43-II Kai
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Applicability:Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa
V
Ki-43-II KaiV
0
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V
Synchronized machine gun
IV
0
Machine gun12.7 mm Ho-103 (S)
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IV
2x12.7 mm Ho-103 (S)IV
2450
Machine gun20 mm Ho-3-II (S)
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Applicability:Nakajima Ki-43-I Hayabusa, Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa
IV
2x20 mm Ho-3-II (S)2450
V
2800
Machine gun20 mm Ho-5 (S)
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Applicability:Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa, Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien
V
2x20 mm Ho-5 (S)2800
V
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Applicability:Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa
V
2xNo weapons
No weapons
No weapons
Modules
Engine
Tier | Engine | Engine Power, hp / Thrust | Type | Weight, kg | Price, |
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IV | Nakajima Ha-115-I | 1150 | air-cooled | 570 | 17700 |
IV | Nakajima Ha-115-II | 1230 | air-cooled | 570 | 29000 |
V | 1300 | air-cooled | 540 | 33500 |
Airframe
Tier | Airframe | Survivability | Weight, kg | Price, |
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V | Ki-43-III Ko | 160 | 1500 | 43500 |
V | Ki-43-II Kai | 150 | 1500 | 39000 |
Synchronized machine gun
Tier | Machine gun | Caliber | Muzzle Velocity, m/s | Damage | Rate of Fire, rounds/min | Weight, kg | Price, |
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IV | 20 mm Ho-3-II (S) | 20 | 1280 | 60 | 320 | 90 | 16400 |
V | 20 mm Ho-5 (S) | 20 | 1440 | 65 | 360 | 90 | 28260 |
V | 20 | 1440 | 65 | 360 | 90 | 28260 |
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- One of the most maneuverable non-premium aircraft in the game. Shortest turn time of all aircraft w/o equipment.
- Decent single-shell damage for its armament.
- Better altitude performance & top speed than A6M2.
Cons:
- Fewest hitpoints of all tier V aircraft. Has the same amount as the tier IV BF 109B.
- Only 2 guns, though they are both 20mm. Half as many guns as A6M2.
- Guns overheat quickly.
- Autocannons have shorter range than those that the A6M2 can mount.
Historical Info
Prototypes for the Ki-43-II flew in February 1942. The Ha-25 engine was upgraded with the 2-stage supercharger, thus becoming the more powerful Nakajima Ha-115 engine, which was installed in a longer-chord cowling. The new engine turned a three-bladed propeller. The wing structure, which had suffered failures in the Ki-43-I, was strengthened and equipped with racks for drop tanks or bombs. The Ki-43-II was also fitted with 13 mm armor plate for the pilot's head and back, and the aircraft's fuel tanks were coated in rubber to form a crude self-sealing tank. This was later replaced by 3-layer rubber bladder, 8mm core with 2mm oil-proof lamination. The bladder has proven to be highly resistant against 7.7mm bullets, but was not much effective against larger calibers. The pilot also enjoyed a slightly taller canopy and a reflector gunsight in place of the earlier telescopic gunsight. Nakajima commenced production of the Ki-43-II at its Ota factory in November 1942. Production was also started at the Tachikawa Hikoki KK and the 1st Army Air Arsenal (Tachikawa Dai-Ichi Rikugun Kokusho), also at Tachikawa. Although Tachikawa Hikoki successfully managed to enter into large-scale production of the Ki-43, the 1st Army Air Arsenal was less successful - hampered by a shortage of skilled workers, it was ordered to stop production after 49 Ki-43s were built. Nakajima eventually ceased production in mid-1944 in favor of the Ki-84, but the Tachikawa Hikoki continued to produce the Ki-43.
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