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Ki-43-II

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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
Ki-43-II
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Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa
324000
Military use of the first Ki-43 models revealed that the fighter lacked firepower, survivability, and top speed. To correct these faults, the Nakajima Aircraft Company developed a new modification that remained in production until the end of World War II.

Tech Tree

Engine
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EngineNakajima Ha-115-I
Specifications:
Engine Power, hp1150
Typeair-cooled
Weight, kg570
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Nakajima Ha-115-I
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2200
EngineNakajima Ha-115-II
Specifications:
Engine Power, hp1230
Typeair-cooled
Weight, kg570
Price:
Research cost2200
Purchase price29000
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2200
Nakajima Ha-115-II
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Engine
Specifications:
Engine Power, hp1300
Typeair-cooled
Weight, kg540
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3100
EngineMitsubishi Ha-112
Specifications:
Engine Power, hp1300
Typeair-cooled
Weight, kg540
Price:
Research cost3100
Purchase price33500
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3100
Mitsubishi Ha-112
Airframe
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3750
AirframeKi-43-III Ko
Specifications:
Survivability160
Weight, kg1500
Price:
Research cost3750
Purchase price43500
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3750
Ki-43-III Ko
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AirframeKi-43-II Kai
Specifications:
Survivability150
Weight, kg1500
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Ki-43-II Kai
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0
Airframe
Specifications:
Survivability160
Weight, kg1500
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Synchronized machine gun
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Machine gun12.7 mm Ho-103 (S)
Specifications:
Caliber12.7
Muzzle Velocity, m/s1040
Damage42
Rate of Fire, rounds/min700
Weight, kg60
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2x12.7 mm Ho-103 (S)
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2450
Machine gun20 mm Ho-3-II (S)
Specifications:
Caliber20
Muzzle Velocity, m/s1280
Damage60
Rate of Fire, rounds/min320
Weight, kg90
Price:
Research cost2450
Purchase price16400
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2450
2x20 mm Ho-3-II (S)
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2800
Machine gun20 mm Ho-5 (S)
Specifications:
Caliber20
Muzzle Velocity, m/s1440
Damage65
Rate of Fire, rounds/min360
Weight, kg90
Price:
Research cost2800
Purchase price28260
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2800
2x20 mm Ho-5 (S)
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0
Machine gun
Specifications:
Caliber20
Muzzle Velocity, m/s1440
Damage65
Rate of Fire, rounds/min360
Weight, kg90
Price:
Purchase price28260
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2x
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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,
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

Airframe

Tier Airframe Survivability Weight, kg Price,
V Ki-43-III Ko 160 1500 43500
V Ki-43-II Kai 150 1500 39000
Synchronized machine gun

Synchronized machine gun

Tier Machine gun Caliber Muzzle Velocity, m/s Damage Rate of Fire, rounds/min Weight, kg Price,
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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