Ki-61 = Japanese spit 5?

[1K3]

Yup i think Ki 61 is the jap equivalent of spit 5 (or seafire) with long range endurance!.  The Ki 61 is as fast as Spit 5, climbs as fast as Spit 5, and it turns like Spit 5.  Spit5/seafire and Ki 61 's armament have the same lethality.  Spit 5's cannons fires slow but packs heavy explosives.  Ki 61's cannons has high ROF but the explosive power is not as spectacular as Spit5/seaf.

[croduh]

Originally posted by 1K3
and it turns like Spit 5

Not in this game:D

[Krusty]

The cannons on the Ki61 have a *lot* of "drop" in them. While it's manuverable it also has problems, and I would not directly equate it to the Spit5.

[SlapShot]

Originally posted by duh
Not in this game:D

Get the 61 slow and pop its flaps out ... it will turn with a Spit V easily.

[crockett]

I dunno about the 61 but I've been flying the ki-84 a lot lately and it's a awesome little plane.  I dunno how close it is to the 61 as I've never tried it, but the 84 seems to suffer from bullet drop as well.

In 38's and spits my two prior favorites, I could land some kills with long distance pop shots every so often, however in the Ki you really need to run down the target. Other wise you would have to be extremely luckly to get a kill from a pop shot out of a Ki.

[Masherbrum]

I have no problem turning with Spit5's in the Ki61, and that is with flaps up.

I do NOT shoot until 200 out anyways so "drop" is not an issue for me.   It's VERY underrated.

[Squire]

Many dont fly it cuz it has the wrong national emblem, imho. Its one of the more underrated a/c in AH, and always has been.

[FrodeMk3]

As Karaya and squire have said, Yes, It is the most underrated plane in the game. If the cannon shell drop seems to be somewhat of an issue, remember that the cannons are cowl-mounted, and since convergence is not an issue, Just go ahead and run them all the way out to 650. Remember also since convergence works in both the vertical and horizontal planes, you can compensate for the drop easier than if you had your convergence set closer. IMHO, this plane is a MW monster that nobody flies.

[Benny Moore]

They're not even close.  The Spitfire Mark V has a significantly tighter turn radius, both with flaps and without.

[RTR]

huh........


C202 is the real SpitV killer  

RTR

[FiLtH]

I think of the KI61 more like the Japanese P40E. Or 109F. They both create matchups for the P40E.

[Krusty]

C2 flops a lot. Its flaps suck. While it has decent manuverability it's nothing compared to the rails the SpitV flies on. Also, I've flown them a lot, and just last night flew a few sorties with the c202. You really have to sit there on a target's tail pounding away for countless seconds. All a spitV needs is a 1/2 second snapshot as you zoom past its nose, and BAM you're dead.

Ki61 a better match due to the 20mms (it also can take snapshots) but still not as smooth as the spitV. Mind you I like the -61 and the 202, but I don't think they're as manuverable as the Spit. You can, however, kill spits in them. Just don't get into slow-speed turning circles

[Widewing]

Originally posted by SlapShot
Get the 61 slow and pop its flaps out ... it will turn with a Spit V easily.

Not anymore. Flaps out, the F6F flies circles around the Ki-61. The last drag model update turned the Ki-61 flaps into little more than speed brakes.

According to the US Navy, the Ki-61 should turn very much like the FM-2. It doesn't come close. Just one of those things that HTC can't look at now with their current work load.



My regards,

Widewing

[hubsonfire]

I think the 109/P40 comparison is a bit more apt, at least according to my seatofthepantsometer.

[bj229r]

When I see a Ki61 trying to attack me, I start to think about what I left off the grocery list, will the O's have a winning season...and why DOES a 8 foot tall Wookie live on Endor, a planet with little teeny Ewoks... It doesnt make SENSE!