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Offline Bino

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« Reply #60 on: January 06, 2008, 07:04:45 PM »
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The Ki-43 and the Ki-84 seem similar. What is different about it?


The two were totally different:

The Ki-43 first flew in January 1939.  It was a small, light, nimble turnfighter that could barely reach 330 MPH.  It lacked armor and self-sealing fuel tanks and was only armed with two 12mm machine guns.

The Ki-84 was a fast (427 MPH), well-armored, cannon-armed plane that could compete with both the P-47 and the P-51.  The prototype first flew in April 1943.
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Offline MotleyCH

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« Reply #61 on: January 06, 2008, 07:13:28 PM »
It was fun in AirWarrior, too.

Considered a dweeb plane...but would be nice to have more Jap planes.
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« Reply #62 on: January 06, 2008, 07:45:49 PM »
Aaaaaaand

A P-38H
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« Reply #63 on: January 06, 2008, 08:00:19 PM »
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"The Japanese Rocket Plane and Jet fighter never saw service..."


Actually the Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka(Cherry Blossom) Type 11 did see service. They even sunk/damaged a few ships.
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« Reply #64 on: January 06, 2008, 08:32:49 PM »
I think he's referring to the Japanese version of the Me-163, not that mini-flying torp of a plane heheh.
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« Reply #65 on: January 06, 2008, 09:30:54 PM »
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The Ki-43 and the Ki-84 seem similar. What is different about it?



:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
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« Reply #66 on: January 06, 2008, 09:38:13 PM »
both are rice paper and be in a hanger 99% of time in main arena.
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« Reply #67 on: January 06, 2008, 09:42:12 PM »
Are you talking about the 44 and 84? 84 can take some hits, but the 43 is sorta like a A6M, IMHO.

By the way, your signature is a classic Ad.

"fuze: 190 over 63, start reentry burn now"


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« Reply #68 on: January 06, 2008, 10:08:41 PM »
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both are rice paper and be in a hanger 99% of time in main arena.
Fly an early war PTO setup instead of picking in some uber-LW monster in the MA and maybe you'll see the need for hangar queens like the Ki-43.
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« Reply #69 on: January 06, 2008, 11:17:26 PM »
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both are rice paper and be in a hanger 99% of time in main arena.

Ki-84 is in AH now and isn't a hangar queen.

Ki-44 would be rarish and Ki-43 very rare indeed.

Ki-44 is actually one of the fighters left to add that might actually see decent usage.

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« Reply #70 on: January 07, 2008, 06:51:26 AM »
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Originally posted by Bino

The Ki-84 was a fast (427 MPH), well-armored, cannon-armed plane that could compete with both the P-47 and the P-51.  The prototype first flew in April 1943.


427 MPH with american 150 octanes fuel (post-war trials).
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Offline Adonai

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« Reply #71 on: January 07, 2008, 07:01:27 AM »
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Fly an early war PTO setup instead of picking in some uber-LW monster in the MA and maybe you'll see the need for hangar queens like the Ki-43.


from the guy that flies an lgay7 around and complains why I pick and stay alive?
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« Reply #72 on: January 07, 2008, 02:41:25 PM »
I stay alive just fine in the la7.  It's great to fly against the horde.  Even better to hear the pups whine when they die to it despite having a huge numbers advantage.

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« Reply #73 on: January 07, 2008, 02:51:59 PM »
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from the guy that flies an lgay7 around and complains why I pick and stay alive?


I think the point is, that some folks don't want to fly the latest and greatest, but look for the challenge of fighting and surviving in something that doesn't give them an immediate advantage.

The hard part is that many of the vets who know what they are doing fly the latest in greatest and the newbs see that and it perpetuates the idea that we're flying AH 1945.

I can think of a number of really good sticks who fly early war rides fairly consistantly.  

I go chugging around in my 38G, not that I'm any good, because i don't want the latest and greatest.  But then again I'm not worried about 'dying' in a game where no one really dies.  I'd rather see how long I can last with the challenge of fighting the latewar birds.

I'd love to see the Ki-43 for the scenarios and because you can bet there will be some guys who will hop in it and have a ball in the MA for all the right reasons :)
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« Reply #74 on: January 07, 2008, 03:35:59 PM »
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Originally posted by Bubbajj
It was a full on GV assault. I didn't see one B25 in the air. A bunch of hurcs and a mossie, no B25s. I guess if you guys see them around your someplace else.

From what I'm seeing here is we got the B25 due to nostalgic reasons. I suppose it might be fun once in a while, but still mostly a hanger queen.


There were more combined kills and deaths in the B-25H last camp (17,497) than in the B-17 or the B-26.  Hanger queen indeed.

I see them almost every day.
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