Plane:Ki-43-ii - Revision history

NovaTempest:na at 15:37, 20 September 2018

2018-09-20T15:37:23Z

NovaTempest:na: Added Pros & cons

2018-03-22T18:17:49Z

Added Pros & cons

Scinfaxi:na: added template, historical info and images

2016-09-30T00:14:33Z

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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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File:Nakajima Ki-43-IIa.jpg{{!}}Nakajima Ki-43-IIa
File:Nakajima Ki-43-II.jpg{{!}}A Ki-43-II.
File:AURI Oscar.JPG{{!}}Indonesian Ki-43-II
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-* Most maneuverable non-premium aircraft in the game.
+* 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.

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