Two "100" planes....

[J_A_B]

I think the He-100 would be a good plane to add to Aces High, as it was no super-performer, yet it lacked many of the vices of the Bf-109.  It would give the Luftwaffe fliers a good alternative to the Bf-109 and FW-190 series, yet it wouldn't dominate the arena.  

Maybe the Luftwaffe fliers should ask for this one after they get the FW-190D-9    


For the Japanese, I think the Ki-100 is a good plane to add.  Although it was not quite as good as the Ki-84 at low altitudes, the Ki-100 was reputed to have good high-altitude performance--something most Japanese planes woefully lacked.  IMO, the Ki-100 would "fill out" the Japanese planeset much better than the Ki-84 would (ideally we would get both).


I know not many of either type were built (particularily the He-100), but I feel that what a plane will add to the game, is more important than production numbers.  The Ki-100 would give the Japanese planeset a plane with good high-altitude performance.  the He-100 would give the German planeset some variety.

J_A_B

[Pyro]

The Ki-100 is a likely candidate for the next Japanese plane.  Especially since it also forms the basis for the Ki-61 or vice versa.



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Doug "Pyro" Balmos
HiTech Creations

[easymo]

 Pyro. Can you make it the -OTSU model. With the cutdown fuselage.

[juzz]

I thought the He 100 was never accepted by the Luftwaffe?

[brady]

 I would love to see more Japanese planes added,but i think the Jack was a better climber and the Ki 44 better still.The Ki 84 would be a great plane to have though,and the Ki 102 would be a real treat. Food for thought on the upcoming "Naval" aspect would be a Tenzan or a Ryusei.

  Brady

[Westy]

 HE-100 wasn't accepted by the LW. But the dozen built did see action defending the Heinkel factory as a "company defense force". How much and what the results were I'm not sure. But there weren't any HE-100's left at the end of the war.
 It was a better plane than the ME-109 during the RLM trials.  I'd vote for it based on the novelty alone.

 -Westy

[juzz]

Then can I have a novelty Me 163B? 300 built, saw plenty action with the Luftwaffe?

[M.C.202]

juzz said:
> Then can I have a novelty Me 163B? 300 built, saw plenty action with the Luftwaffe?

Only if you blow-up, burn, melt, choke and cough up your bleeding lungs or just slough all the tissue off your body from time to time as the fuels "gets to you".  :-)

Heck, don't go part way, go Natter :-)


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M.C.202
Dino in Reno

[Major Tom]

Ki.100 = P-51H = Dora = perk

[juzz]

"Ki.100 = P-51H = Dora = perk"

OK...

Specification of Kawasaki Ki-100-Ia Army Type 5 Fighter Model 1a:

One Army Type 4 fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial (Mitsubishi [Ha-33] 62 or Ha-112-II) rated at 1500 hp for takeoff 1350 hp at 6560 feet and 1250 hp at 19,030 feet.

Performance: Maximum speed 360mph at 19,685ft and 332mph at 32,810ft. An altitude of 16,405ft could be attained in 6 minutes. Service ceiling 36,090ft. Maximum range 1,367 miles. Dimensions: Wingspan 34ft 4 7/16in, length 28ft 11 1/4in, height 12ft 3 5/8in, wing area 215.3sq ft.

Weights: 5,567lbs empty, 7,705lbs loaded.

Armament: Two fuselage-mounted 20mm Ho-5 cannon and two wing-mounted 12.7mm Ho-103 machine guns.

There were 275 Ki-100-Ia(Converted from Ki-61-II airframes) and 118 Ki-100-Ib built(lowered rear fuselage).

[fd ski]

 

Originally posted by juzz:
"Ki.100 = P-51H = Dora = perk"

OK...

Specification of Kawasaki Ki-100-Ia Army Type 5 Fighter Model 1a:

One Army Type 4 fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial (Mitsubishi [Ha-33] 62 or Ha-112-II) rated at 1500 hp for takeoff 1350 hp at 6560 feet and 1250 hp at 19,030 feet.

Performance: Maximum speed 360mph at 19,685ft and 332mph at 32,810ft. An altitude of 16,405ft could be attained in 6 minutes. Service ceiling 36,090ft. Maximum range 1,367 miles. Dimensions: Wingspan 34ft 4 7/16in, length 28ft 11 1/4in, height 12ft 3 5/8in, wing area 215.3sq ft.

Weights: 5,567lbs empty, 7,705lbs loaded.

Armament: Two fuselage-mounted 20mm Ho-5 cannon and two wing-mounted 12.7mm Ho-103 machine guns.

There were 275 Ki-100-Ia(Converted from Ki-61-II airframes) and 118 Ki-100-Ib built(lowered rear fuselage).

Jeez... that plane SUCKED !!!
6 minutes to 16000ft ? Hurri can climb faster then that !!!

Make Ki84 instead  

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Bartlomiej Rajewski
aka. Wing Commander fd-ski
Northolt Wing
1st Polish Fighter Wing
303 (Polish) Squadron "Kosciuszko" RAF
308 (Polish) Squadron "City of Cracow" RAF
315 (Polish) Squadron "City of Deblin" RAF

Turning 109s and 190s into scrap metal since 1998

Northolt Wing Headquarters

[juzz]

Well, it wouldn't really climb that badly, that figure is probably for a less than maximum power setting.

But yeah; just because it was made in 1945, doesn't mean it performs at 1945 "standards". In this case more like 1941-42 standard.  

[Vermillion]

The Ki-84, and the late model Ki-61 both outperformed the Ki-100 in just about every way.

No need in the least to perk any of the aircraft mentioned in my post.

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Vermillion
**MOL**, Men of Leisure