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Ki-88

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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
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Kawasaki Ki-88
3500
Designed for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force as a heavily armed interceptor. Development was discontinued during the prototype stage.

Tech Tree

Engine
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Engine
Specifications:
Engine Power, hp1500
Typewater-cooled
Weight, kg700
Applicability:Kawasaki Ki-88
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EngineHa-140
Specifications:
Engine Power, hp1500
Typewater-cooled
Weight, kg700
Applicability:Kawasaki Ki-88
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Ha-140
Airframe
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AirframeKi-88
Specifications:
Survivability260
Weight, kg2020
Applicability:Kawasaki Ki-88
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Ki-88
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Airframe
Specifications:
Survivability260
Weight, kg2020
Applicability:Kawasaki Ki-88
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Hub-mounted weapon
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Machine gun37 mm Ho-203 (H)
Specifications:
Caliber37
Muzzle Velocity, m/s960
Damage160
Rate of Fire, rounds/min100
Weight, kg120
Applicability:Kawasaki Ki-88
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37 mm Ho-203 (H)
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Machine gun
Specifications:
Caliber37
Muzzle Velocity, m/s960
Damage160
Rate of Fire, rounds/min100
Weight, kg120
Price:
Purchase price39000
Applicability:Kawasaki Ki-88
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Synchronized machine gun
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Machine gun20 mm Ho-5 (S)
Specifications:
Caliber20
Muzzle Velocity, m/s1120
Damage65
Rate of Fire, rounds/min360
Weight, kg90
Applicability:Kawasaki Ki-88
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2x20 mm Ho-5 (S)
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Machine gun
Specifications:
Caliber20
Muzzle Velocity, m/s1120
Damage65
Rate of Fire, rounds/min360
Weight, kg90
Price:
Purchase price25000
Applicability:Kawasaki Ki-88
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No weapons
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No weapons
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No weapons


Modules

Engine

Engine

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

Airframe

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

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

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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UK IIBristol Bulldog IIIBristol Type 133 IIIHawker P.V.3 IIISupermarine Type 224 IVBristol Type 146 IVFairey Fantome IVHawker Hurricane Mk. Ia VCAC CA-12 Boomerang VMiles M.20 VSupermarine Spitfire I VSupermarine Spitfire Mk Ia VVickers Venom VINorth American Mustang Mk.I VINorth American Mustang IA VISupermarine Spitfire V VISupermarine Spitfire Vb IM VISupermarine Spitfire Vb VIIGloster Meteor F. I VIISupermarine Spitfire IX VIIISupermarine Spitfire XIV VIIIDe Havilland DH.100 Vampire F.1 IXSupermarine Attacker XSupermarine Swift
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China IICurtiss Hawk II IIIBreda Ba.27 Metallico IVNakajima Ki-43-Ic VCurtiss Tomahawk IIb VIINorth American P-51K Mustang VIIIShenyang JL-1A-37
Japan IINakajima A4N IIKawasaki Ki-10 IIKawasaki Ki-5 IINakajima Ki-8 IIIMitsubishi A5M IIIMitsubishi Ki-18 IIINakajima Ki-27 IIIMitsubishi Ki-33 IVMitsubishi A6M1 Zero IVNakajima Ki-43-I Hayabusa VMitsubishi A6M2 Zero VMitsubishi A6M3 (experimental) VNakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa VIMitsubishi A6M5 Zero VIKawasaki Ki-61 Hien VIKawasaki Ki-88 VIIMitsubishi A7M Reppu VIINakajima Ki-84 Hayate VIIIMitsubishi J8M Shusui VIIITachikawa Ki-94-II IXTachikawa Ki-162-I XTachikawa Ki-162-III
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UK IIIBristol Blenheim Mk.IV (early mod.) IIIHawker P.V.3 IIISupermarine Type 224 IIICAC CA-1 Wirraway IVFairey Fantome IVHawker Hurricane Mk. Ia VBristol Beaufighter V VCAC CA-12 Boomerang VHawker Hurricane IID VMiles M.20 VSupermarine Spitfire Mk Ia VVickers Venom VINorth American Mustang Mk.I VINorth American Mustang IA VISupermarine Spitfire Vb IM VISupermarine Spitfire Vb VIIGloster Meteor F. I VIIISupermarine Seafang F.32 VIIIDe Havilland DH.100 Vampire F.1
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