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Re: New Ki-43
« Reply #30 on: April 12, 2013, 11:20:13 AM »
Quote from: Devonai on April 12, 2013, 11:11:47 AM
I like it so far.  Last night the greatest danger I faced was from other Ki-43s.  Obviously you don't have much to work with as far as guns, but I did take down a Spit 8 with a short burst to the wing root at convergence.  Mostly, though, I got assists.

I can't wait to mix it up with a P-40!  :aok

P40 stands NO chance against one(in the hands of a fighter)
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Re: New Ki-43
« Reply #31 on: April 12, 2013, 11:20:39 AM »
Quote from: Pyro on April 12, 2013, 11:09:53 AM
If they had ever gotten it out of the prototype stage, the 2x20mm version of this plane would have been a lot of fun in the game.
Everyone thinks so... :)
But I could get 5-7 kills in a sortie (of course I resupplied ammo), 2 Ho-103 loadout ain't so bad against enemy fighters.
The Ki-43 is good bird in TnB and Furball. :)

Pyro, really thank you for releasing this bird, it's really fun! :salute

BTW, The Ki-43 carries 250 rounds Ho-103 ammo per gun in the game, but it could carry 270 rounds in the fact.
Can you confirm it and increase ammo in next patch?
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Re: New Ki-43
« Reply #32 on: April 12, 2013, 11:23:18 AM »
Quote from: ink on April 12, 2013, 11:20:13 AM
P40 stands NO chance against one(in the hands of a fighter)

I think he means from the historical "Flying Tigers" POV.

I flew it a bit last night, but didn't really wring it out.  I did latch on to a Brew which was quite satisfying, but alas the time you have to spend in the saddle got me kilt before I could poke enough tiny holes in him.    :frown:
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Re: New Ki-43
« Reply #33 on: April 12, 2013, 11:26:30 AM »
Quote from: Wmaker on April 12, 2013, 11:16:30 AM
Yep, although for the III-Otsu prototype, they had replaced the butterfly flaps with split flaps. I guess they figured that they had a smaller tun radius than the US fighters anyway...

But Pyro, the regular -III would be a lot of fun still... ;)

...not saying that -II isn't though. :)

+1 ;)
-III is good addition for LMA. It's faster, and still outstanding turn fighter.  ;)
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Re: New Ki-43
« Reply #34 on: April 12, 2013, 11:27:00 AM »
Quote from: Triton28 on April 12, 2013, 11:23:18 AM
I think he means from the historical "Flying Tigers" POV.

I flew it a bit last night, but didn't really wring it out.  I did latch on to a Brew which was quite satisfying, but alas the time you have to spend in the saddle got me kilt before I could poke enough tiny holes in him.    :frown:

ahhh........ durrrr :rofl

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Re: New Ki-43
« Reply #35 on: April 12, 2013, 11:27:49 AM »
Quote from: Mitsu on April 12, 2013, 11:20:39 AM
BTW, The Ki-43 carries 250 rounds Ho-103 ammo per gun in the game, but it could carry 270 rounds in the fact.
Can you confirm it and increase ammo in next patch?

I can if you provide me a source.
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Re: New Ki-43
« Reply #36 on: April 12, 2013, 11:31:26 AM »
Quote from: Pyro on April 12, 2013, 11:09:53 AM
If they had ever gotten it out of the prototype stage, the 2x20mm version of this plane would have been a lot of fun in the game.

Who says HTC can't fiddle with history?  :devil
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Re: New Ki-43
« Reply #37 on: April 12, 2013, 11:36:25 AM »
I was about 5 to 1 K/D with it last night many folks will wish for me to return to the Brewster so they can escape my slow moving wrath.  :devil
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Re: New Ki-43
« Reply #38 on: April 12, 2013, 11:51:20 AM »
Quote from: Mitsu on April 12, 2013, 11:20:39 AM
Everyone thinks so... :)
But I could get 5-7 kills in a sortie (of course I resupplied ammo), 2 Ho-103 loadout ain't so bad against enemy fighters.
The Ki-43 is good bird in TnB and Furball. :)

Pyro, really thank you for releasing this bird, it's really fun! :salute

BTW, The Ki-43 carries 250 rounds Ho-103 ammo per gun in the game, but it could carry 270 rounds in the fact.
Can you confirm it and increase ammo in next patch?

My two sources say 250rpg, but I don't have anything I would put money on.

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Re: New Ki-43
« Reply #39 on: April 12, 2013, 11:54:44 AM »
ki43 + small map, it must have been one hell of a night :)
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Re: New Ki-43
« Reply #40 on: April 12, 2013, 12:01:04 PM »
Had one of the best fights in my short AH time last night flying the ki43. 109F, typh, p51 and a p38 all against me in a low alt fight. The ki performed admirably in the constant avoidance of B and Z attacks, the turn rate and roll rate made reversals so much faster i managed to get rounds into all four enemys, shooting down the typh (well i smoked his rad then he augered), 109 and sending the p38 home with a very smoky engine. P51 kept me honest enough to get an assist when i was eventually felled by a c202 .

Its a very capable little aircraft, although when you pull the ailerons off in a turn at speed anything i tried wouldnt straighten it out lol  :joystick:

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Re: New Ki-43
« Reply #41 on: April 12, 2013, 12:05:39 PM »
Every book I have shows 250rpg on the Ki-43, I have nothing that shows otherwise (higher or lower), most of my books are in Japanese or filipino.
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Re: New Ki-43
« Reply #42 on: April 12, 2013, 12:18:59 PM »
Did not fight anything with it last night.  Just took it up for a test flight.  The ailerons came off in a steep dive @ about 400 mph.  But one cool thing, I put it in a 60 degree climb with no wep and a full tank of gas and it never stalled.  Just kept chugging along at about 110 mph.
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Re: New Ki-43
« Reply #43 on: April 12, 2013, 01:46:17 PM »
Quote from: Pyro on April 12, 2013, 11:27:49 AM
I can if you provide me a source.
Let me check my books at home - my Weapons of War series might source it.
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Re: New Ki-43
« Reply #44 on: April 12, 2013, 01:49:48 PM »
Like with the Brewster, if you don't get stupid and turn with it, the Ki-43 isn't a threat at all.  Also, it doesn't take much ammo to bring one down.  Both encounters I had with Ki-43s last night, each only needed a single burst of .50s to bring them down.

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