G4M1-11 Betty !

[truss51]

Probabley one of the oldest axis bombers in this game is a perked bomber...  you sure you play this game?   

How could he miss the rockets. Hello....Geez. What else is there to spend bomber perks on, I think I recall someone asking. lol

[Krusty]

EDIT: In response to WMaker:

First, try a search anywhere for a "model 12" -- it doesn't exist. Then by searching more the best explanation presents itself and the other sources support it.

In short, I scoured the web all day with the curiousity of "what is a model 12" -- only to find there wasn't one. That is, I scoured it at work between doing stuff. Checked about 20 different links and resources online and even read some comments about Yamamoto's G4M1.

Here's the one that supports pretty much what I figured out when doing my searches:
http://www.j-aircraft.com/faq/G4M.htm#G4M1 Type 1 Tail Gun Question

You'll note Jim Long is the one answering the question. He seems to be somewhat known (I hadn't heard about him before I started looking into the Ki-61 and Ki-100 some more in the past month, but then I don't normally research the Japanese craft, which are more of his specialty). He translates primary japanese documents, has an archive of US intelligence reports from WW2, is a modeler and IPMS member. He's been published on at least a handful of things including some books and some IPMS articles.

He's a bit of an expert when it comes to the finer details of Ki-61 performance and history, as well. Likes to discuss a lot of his work and findings online at j-aircraft.

[Megalodon]

US pilots nicknamed the Betty the "Flying Lighter".   

[Banshee7]

Heh.

The wingloading of the G4M1-11 is indeed interesting for a bomber class aircraft. It is crazily low. At 121.6kg/m2 it is lower than any fighter's wingloading in the sim. And that's with loaded weight which seems to include the normal bombload and pretty hefty load of fuel. At 25% of fuel and no bombs, the wing loading will probably approach the biplane fighters of the WWII... The roll rate will of course be bomber class and its' structural streght won't like high-G maneuvers but Im' sure that with a good gunner it's low speed handling will suprise at least few fighter pilots.

By the time I get back, it won't matter what I fly....my wings will ripping off anyway.

Glad to see you're still around WMaker.

[Tarstar]

Sweeeeeeet! Looking forward to getting my wings lit up soon.. Nice addition though.. Thanks HTC 

[columbus]

if i can use it like the B-26 and make it a flying gun platform with 20mm instead of .50's i would be happy

[800nate]

now we need a cherryblosomm for it no blossem for you

[sparow]

Thank you HTC!

Good show!

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...now, we only need the He-111...

[TOMCAT21]

Does this mean the He-111 is next  or perhaps the Beaufighter ? 

[Pigslilspaz]

Does this mean the He-111 is next  or perhaps the Beaufighter ? 

The list is

He-111
Short Stirling
P-63