Kawasaki Ki-88

Ki-88

Totals

3500 Price

260 Survivability

3020 kgWeight

361 Damage

Speed

1413.3 Airspeed

600 km/hTop Speed at Sea Level

600 km/hTop Speed at Best Altitude

1800 mOptimum Altitude

740 km/hMaximum Dive Speed

119.6 m/sRate of Climb

160 km/hStall Speed

380 km/hOptimum Airspeed

Mobility

85.4 Controllability

10.3 sAverage Time to Turn 360 deg

120 °/sRate of Roll

1288.9 Maneuverability

Ki-88

VI

3500

Designed for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force as a heavily armed interceptor. Development was discontinued during the prototype stage.

Tech Tree

Engine

VI

0

Engine

Specifications:
Engine Power, hp	1500
Type	water-cooled
Weight, kg	700

Applicability:Kawasaki Ki-88

VI

VI

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EngineHa-140

Specifications:
Engine Power, hp	1500
Type	water-cooled
Weight, kg	700

Applicability:Kawasaki Ki-88

VI

Ha-140

Airframe

VI

0

AirframeKi-88

Specifications:
Survivability	260
Weight, kg	2020

Applicability:Kawasaki Ki-88

VI

Ki-88

VI

0

Airframe

Specifications:
Survivability	260
Weight, kg	2020

Applicability:Kawasaki Ki-88

VI

Hub-mounted weapon

VI

0

Machine gun37 mm Ho-203 (H)

Specifications:
Caliber	37
Muzzle Velocity, m/s	960
Damage	160
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	100
Weight, kg	120

Applicability:Kawasaki Ki-88

VI

37 mm Ho-203 (H)

VI

0

Machine gun

Specifications:
Caliber	37
Muzzle Velocity, m/s	960
Damage	160
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	100
Weight, kg	120

Price:
Purchase price	39000

Applicability:Kawasaki Ki-88

VI

Synchronized machine gun

VI

0

Machine gun20 mm Ho-5 (S)

Specifications:
Caliber	20
Muzzle Velocity, m/s	1120
Damage	65
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	360
Weight, kg	90

Applicability:Kawasaki Ki-88

VI

2x20 mm Ho-5 (S)

VI

0

Machine gun

Specifications:
Caliber	20
Muzzle Velocity, m/s	1120
Damage	65
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	360
Weight, kg	90

Price:
Purchase price	25000

Applicability:Kawasaki Ki-88

VI

2x

No weapons

No weapons

No weapons

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Modules

Engine

Tier	Engine	Engine Power, hp / Thrust	Type	Weight, kg	Price,
VI		1500	water-cooled	700	52000

Airframe

Tier	Airframe	Survivability	Weight, kg	Price,
VI	Ki-88	260	2020	65000

Hub-mounted weapon

Tier	Machine gun	Caliber	Muzzle Velocity, m/s	Damage	Rate of Fire, rounds/min	Weight, kg	Price,
VI		37	960	160	100	120	39000

Synchronized machine gun

Tier	Machine gun	Caliber	Muzzle Velocity, m/s	Damage	Rate of Fire, rounds/min	Weight, kg	Price,
VI	20 mm Ho-5 (S)	20	1120	65	360	90	25000

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Powerful 37mm gun
• Somewhat maneuverable for a BnZ plane

Cons:

• Typically low on hitpoints like most Japanese plane
• Not particularly fast BnZ plane

Historical Info

Faced with delays in development of the Kawasaki Ki-64 fighter, the Imperial Japanese Army was open in 1942 to alternative fighter designs that might reach combat units more quickly. Kawasaki proposed the Ki-88, a design inspired by the Bell P-39 Airacobra fighter then in service with the United States Army Air Forces.

Kawasaki began design work on the Ki-88 in August 1942. The Ki-88 was to have a 1,117-kW (1,500-hp) Kawasaki Ha-140 engine behind its cockpit, driving a tractor propeller through an extension shaft. It was to mount a 37-mm cannon in its propeller shaft and two 20-mm cannon in its lower nose.

When design work had progressed far enough to allow it, Kawasaki built a full-scale mock-up of the Ki-88, which bore a strong resemblance to the P-39. After inspection of the mockup, the Japanese calculated a maximum speed for the aircraft of 600 km/hr (373 mph) at an altitude of 6,000 m (19,685 feet). This was only slightly faster than the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien fighter, which already was in production. As a result, Kawasaki discontinued design work on the Ki-88 less than a year after beginning it.

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