a REAL japanese update

[Perrine]

japanese navy planes

Navy fighter

A6M2 - early war
A6M3(model 22) - mid war

A6M5 - mid-late war
J2M - late war

N1K1 - late war

N1K2-J - late war

Navy Bomber

G3M - early war

G4M1 - early to mid war
G4M2 - mid to late war
(4 prop bladed, improved Type 99 Mk 2 cannons for tail turret and top turret)

B6N late war

D4Y late war

[Ack-Ack]

Ki-45 would be nice, it would be nice easy target for P-38s but what real value does it bring?  Or is it one of those "it's got a lot of cannons, we need it!" type of things?

ack-ack

[Perrine]

Ki-45 would be nice, it would be nice easy target for P-38s but what real value does it bring?  Or is it one of those "it's got a lot of cannons, we need it!" type of things?

i think it's the only cannon-armed japanese army plane for easrly and mid war

the front firing armament (ko and otsu) is comparable to that of, let's say, bf 109G and yak-9T

    * Ko: 1 × 20 mm, 2 × 12.7 mm (.50 in), 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in)
    * Otsu: 1 × 37 mm (1.46 in), 2 × 12.7 mm (.50 in), 1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in)
    * Hei: 1 × 37 mm (1.46 in), 1 × 20 mm, 1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in)
    * Tei: 1 × 37 mm (1.46 in), 2 × 20 mm
    * Bo: 1 × 40 mm (1.57 in)

[Ack-Ack]

i think it's the only cannon-armed japanese army plane for easrly and mid war

the front firing armament (ko and otsu) is comparable to that of, let's say, bf 109G and yak-9T

    * Ko: 1 × 20 mm, 2 × 12.7 mm (.50 in), 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in)
    * Otsu: 1 × 37 mm (1.46 in), 2 × 12.7 mm (.50 in), 1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in)
    * Hei: 1 × 37 mm (1.46 in), 1 × 20 mm, 1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in)
    * Tei: 1 × 37 mm (1.46 in), 2 × 20 mm
    * Bo: 1 × 40 mm (1.57 in)

So it is nothing more than "OMGZ!  IT'S GOT A LOT OF CANNONS, WE NEED IT" request for the Nick.

ack-ack

[HighTone]

So it is nothing more than "OMGZ!  IT'S GOT A LOT OF CANNONS, WE NEED IT" request for the Nick.

ack-ack

On all but the Hei and Tei variants there is only one cannon. If or when we get the Ki45 we would probably at best have the Hei option as a gun pack. I doubt the Tei or Bo would be included. Doesn't seem like a lot of cannons.

[Saxman]

Ki-45 would be nice, it would be nice easy target for P-38s but what real value does it bring?  Or is it one of those "it's got a lot of cannons, we need it!" type of things?

ack-ack

Special Events.

During one FSO we had Bf-110s subbing for Ki-45s.

[LLogann]

QFT. 

There WAS a performance gap. This is historically correct. The US planes out flew the Japanese designs in every way except turn radius. That's how it was. At the very beginning it was a much closer fight, with the Japanese holding slight advantage against the F4F, but the P-40B, P-39D, and other planes all out-paced the Japanese designs, out-dove them, and sometimes out-climbed them. They had worse turning radii, however.

You'll find that holds true in this game as well.

Nothing else to be said. 

[guncrasher]

Grandpa flew in the war, zeros were superior to all the p40's, not until they got the f6f that things turned around. 

Semp

[oboe]

I think the J2M may be the last remaining significant late-war Japanese fighter.   An argument could be made for the Ki.100, but if you're concerned about the speed gap between late war Japanese and U.S. fighters, the Ki100 is slower than the J2M.    I would definitely like to see the J2M added to the game though!