Next plane: Ki43 Hayabusa (Oscar)

[Squire]

Yes to the Ki-43. We need another Japanese fighter for early-mid war. It was the PRIMARY Japanese fighter in Burma from 1942-45, and was also used in New Guinea and other fronts. Its an extremely nimble fighter btw, and would be very fun to have.

[Simba]

"Two .50 caliber machine guns as the only armament will make for long, drawn out kills."

Be even longer and more drawn-out when flying the Ki-43-I version, with its brace of 7.7 mm popguns - but I've said it on these boards before and I'll say it again until HT provides one: NO WW2 combat flight sim should be without the most-produced IJAAF fighter of the war, the Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa 'Oscar'.

Banzai !!!!

 

[Squire]

By long and drawn out kills, I guess that means the e/a doesn't explode immediately from 6 x 30mm cannons or something. You dont need that kind of firepower to shoot down a fighter; an oil leak, PW or main fuel hit will do it. Many players want nothing short of a mushroom cloud when they pull the trigger and get a wierd sense of what fighter armament had to be to be effective based on exploding them outright so when you land you get the name in lights 2 kills msg.

"Banzai"

Exactly. 

[1carbine]

+1 for model mark2A

[Karnak]

I've shot down F4F-4s in AH with nothing but the two 7.7mm guns on the A6M2 as my 20mm cannons had long since run dry.  I've shot down a Typhoon with the four .303s on the Spitfire Mk IX as I managed to miss with every single 20mm round a Spit IX carries.  I've shot down an La-7 and Bf110G-2 with the four .303s on the Mosquito Mk VI.  I've even shot down a B-17 with the two 12.7mm guns on the C.202 on one flight and two F4Us and a P-51D on another flight with those same two 12.7mm Breda guns.  I've shot down a Huricane Mk IIc and a C-47A with the 12.7mm guns on the Ki-84 after I'd used the 20mm up on the previous five aircraft I downed that flight.  I've downed a B-26B with the twin 13mm guns on the Fw190D-9 as well.

The two 12.7mm guns on the Ki-43 will be quite capable of killing, with a little application of skill.

[Ghosth]

My personal opinion is that the French never recovered from Napoleon.


As to the KI-43, YES, with several guns packages.

[Bruv119]

+1  KI-43     

it would look real pretty  burning next to an A6M and Niki   

[Soulyss]

I'd love to see the Ki-43 come to AH in a few different versions and armaments.  In fact with the possible exception of a early/mid war Japanese bomber I'm hard pressed to think of a plane I'd rather see in the next version release.

[Krusty]

I can think of planes I'd rather see....

But not many, and they're nowhere near as useful or important as the Ki43 

[Wildcat1]

I've shot down F4F-4s in AH with nothing but the two 7.7mm guns on the A6M2 as my 20mm cannons had long since run dry.  I've shot down a Typhoon with the four .303s on the Spitfire Mk IX as I managed to miss with every single 20mm round a Spit IX carries.  I've shot down an La-7 and Bf110G-2 with the four .303s on the Mosquito Mk VI.  I've even shot down a B-17 with the two 12.7mm guns on the C.202 on one flight and two F4Us and a P-51D on another flight with those same two 12.7mm Breda guns.  I've shot down a Huricane Mk IIc and a C-47A with the 12.7mm guns on the Ki-84 after I'd used the 20mm up on the previous five aircraft I downed that flight.  I've downed a B-26B with the twin 13mm guns on the Fw190D-9 as well.

The two 12.7mm guns on the Ki-43 will be quite capable of killing, with a little application of skill.

  damn, how many passes did that take?

but i agree, if i can shoot down a niki and an f6f with the peashooters on the i16, you can easily shoot down someone with the two 12.7mm guns on the ki-43. plus, its even better than the zeke in a dogfight

+1 

[Mister Fork]

Yep, the Oscar was one of the most produced Japanese planes during the war.  It's right up there with the He-111/Do-17, Yak-1/3, Pe-2, Betty, A-26 needs. PLUS the reworking to the new AHII standards: B-26, C-47, P-40B/E, SBD-5,TBM,Hurricanes, Boston/A-20, Mosquito, Lancaster, Ar-234, Bf-110's, C202&205, A6M2/5b, B5N2, D3A1, Ki-61, Ki-67, and the Yak9's.  Now, throw in adding more WWI features and aircraft.

Ya know what would be nice? A roadmap of their development plans so it can help us understand where they're going...

[Krusty]

Even a generalized "don't hold us to this" plan would be nice.

"We're thinking of doing 3 fighers and then a bomber, repeating until done, maybe doing the A6Ms now, but holding off on the C2s until we get more info on xyz" etc. That'd be nice, just to see their thought process.

[Karnak]

damn, how many passes did that take?

One, but it was a long one.

Yep, the Oscar was one of the most produced Japanese planes during the war.  It's right up there with the He-111/Do-17, Yak-1/3, Pe-2, Betty, A-26 needs. PLUS the reworking to the new AHII standards: B-26, C-47, P-40B/E, SBD-5,TBM,Hurricanes, Boston/A-20, Mosquito, Lancaster, Ar-234, Bf-110's, C202&205, A6M2/5b, B5N2, D3A1, Ki-61, Ki-67, and the Yak9's.  Now, throw in adding more WWI features and aircraft.

Ya know what would be nice? A roadmap of their development plans so it can help us understand where they're going...

The A-26 doesn't belong anywhere near that list.  The reason to add the A-26 is for MA use, not historical importance.  Replace "A-26" with "Wellington" and your list makes a lot more sense.  Also needs the Beaufighter on it.

[Bino]

Over 5,900 Ki-43s - the most numerous of all the IJA planes - flew on every front the IJA flew, right to the end of the war.

[321BAR]

Ki-43 (all three gun packs would work) and the G4M 

nah... M-18 (cuz i need to say it) and He-111 and beaufighter coughcough