ki61s annoy me

[evenhaim]

yah they do just cause i know this frog out there.............

[leitwolf]

got owned by kermit in the clown tailed crate?

[evenhaim]

nah i just know its him when i say a 14k ki61 on top of a furball and then im like ooooo:O

lol good times

[Bubbajj]

Don't ya just hate that cherry picking alt monkey?  Get him at co-alt and let the fun begin.

[Husky01]

Originally posted by Bubbajj
Get him at co-alt and let the fun begin.

Well in aces high when you do that seems the other person just runs away not really fun if you ask me.........

[evenhaim]

ahh kermie is a great stick(who has owned me a few times before but the favor has been returned  this is more an homage then a flame thread
frog boy:lol

[leitwolf]

yeah he's dangerous in that plane.
Ki61 used to be my favorite, it's so horribly underpowered tho

[crockett]

ki61 can't climb for dog doo doo.. exploit that aspect when fighting it.

I still like the plane though, one of my favorites. It's nice on the deck too if your careful and keep your speed up.

[evenhaim]

lets just say the thing it is  the ki pilot more than the plane

[BaDkaRmA158Th]

The long wings give it alright lift even at lower airspeeds.

The nose mounted cannons give it a good bite if set correctly.
IMHO the big downfall is the amount of 20mm ammo, the the climb rate.
Keep the nose down, use the machine guns to hone in on your target, then hammer down with the 20mm.


Oh yeah, and try to RTB in a crisscross pattern to avoid someone geting on your low six while you return home.
In that situation you wont see much of anything.


"Ehy, what happend to my wing? thanks for the check six people.."

[Saxman]

Ki-61 is also unusual for a Japanese plane in that she's not a remarkable turner, really only average at best. In a number of ways she's actually a lot more like the later American Iron than the other Japanese fighters.

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by evenhaim
lets just say the thing it is  the ki pilot more than the plane

Honest, I suck in the Ki61.  

[doc1kelley]

Originally posted by Saxman
Ki-61 is also unusual for a Japanese plane in that she's not a remarkable turner, really only average at best. In a number of ways she's actually a lot more like the later American Iron than the other Japanese fighters.

Think of it as a Japanese model of the 109F, They even modeled the engine after a DB 601 that they licensed and built a lighter version as the HA-40.  The Japanese acquired 800 Mauser mg151 cannons that were later replaced.  It's lighter and has excellent range compared to the 109.  All in all, a great plane at it's introduction but was replaced by the KI-100, which was far superior.

All the Best...
Jay
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[crockett]

Originally posted by Saxman
Ki-61 is also unusual for a Japanese plane in that she's not a remarkable turner, really only average at best. In a number of ways she's actually a lot more like the later American Iron than the other Japanese fighters.

Yea it doesn't turn as well as the ki84 or the a6m's but it seems to roll pretty damn good so you just have to fly it a bit different. IMO if you keep the speed up it's a great little plane and has great cannons compared to the ki84.

If I could get the ki61 cannons in the ki84 I'd be in heaven. If fact, one of the few planes I hate getting stuck fighting in a ki61 is the ki84.

One other nice aspect of the 61 is it's a bit easy on the fuel tank, so it tends to be a nice litlle BnZer as long as you keep that air speed up so you can climb out.

[Lusche]

Originally posted by crockett
If I could get the ki61 cannons in the ki84 I'd be in heaven.

Both planes have the same cannon: Ho-5.