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Offline EDO43

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« Reply #90 on: September 24, 2002, 02:41:20 PM »
Let's call it a Tony and leave it at that :)
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« Reply #91 on: October 09, 2002, 11:44:37 PM »
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Let's call it a Tony and leave it at that :)


oh yeah we could do that... but I'd rather call it with a more specifically...  I mean, we would like to be specific about Spitfires, Bf109s and F4Us, no? :)

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« Reply #92 on: October 11, 2002, 09:07:49 PM »
*punt*
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« Reply #93 on: October 18, 2002, 04:51:21 AM »
Nath,don't be so egotesticle...
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« Reply #94 on: October 24, 2002, 11:50:58 AM »
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« Reply #95 on: November 04, 2002, 12:43:48 PM »
Yay.

As far as I'm concerned, each plane should be named by its native country's nomenclature.  I would even like to see the name with Japanese characters (with english in brackets to the side).

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« Reply #96 on: November 13, 2002, 01:25:25 PM »
bump!

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« Reply #97 on: November 13, 2002, 01:36:17 PM »
what a dumb plane
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« Reply #98 on: November 14, 2002, 03:19:46 AM »
bump

Offline FDutchmn

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« Reply #99 on: November 25, 2002, 06:23:57 AM »
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I've been flying this plane exclusively this tour just to check it out and it's a sweet plane. I don't know much about it, but it seems like a reasonable request. I have a question about the Ho-5 cannons.


Raubvogel,

Sorry I missed your questions...

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Are they the Browning copies that were made larger?


Yes, they are derived from the Browning machine guns.  If you refer to my thread,
Info on the Ki-61
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The Ho-5, like the Ho-103 (Type 1 12.7mm fixed mount machine guns), was a 20mm cannon derived from the American Browning design.
 
and website, The WWII Fighter Gun Debate
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The Army used the 20mm Ho-5, that was derived from the Browning .50, and was probably the best Japanese fighter gun of the war. It replaced the older Type 97, which had been derived from an anti-tank gun. The Ho-5 was lighter than the older gun, but the cartridge case was reduced from 125mm to 94mm, and muzzle velocity suffered accordingly.


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And do you have any ballistic info on them??


The Ho-5 shoots at 850 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 750 m/s according to The WWII Fighter Gun Debate.  I think Mr. Tony Williams will be a better source on this topic.

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Was the engine a copy built DB601 or 603?


As stated in the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien, the engine used for the Hien is the Ha-40, a licensed version of the DB601A.
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Most Japanese fighter aircraft had been powered by air-cooled radial engines. However, the German Daimler-Benz DB 601A liquid-cooled, inverted-vee engine (which powered the Bf 109E) had attracted considerable interest in Japan, and a license had been acquired in April 1940 by the Kawasaki Kokuki Kogyo K.K. (Kawasaki Aircraft Engineering Co Ltd) to build the German engine in Japan under the designation Ha-40. A Japanese technical team brought back a set of blueprints of the DB 601A and a few examples to serve as production patterns. The first prototype Ha-40 engine was ready in July of 1941, and the first examples began to roll off Kawasaki's Akashi engine production line in the fall of 1941.


Well, that's it!  Kindly let me know if you have any other questions.  I hope HTC would correct this issue soon. :)

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« Reply #100 on: November 26, 2002, 02:39:08 AM »
100!

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« Reply #101 on: November 26, 2002, 02:54:04 AM »
Damn it Mitsu!  I had my eye on 100 until I need to punt this thread again... but then again... this is 101. ;)

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« Reply #102 on: December 03, 2002, 04:18:41 AM »
boot!

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« Reply #103 on: December 09, 2002, 08:17:44 AM »
Punt!

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« Reply #104 on: December 12, 2002, 12:34:11 AM »
Hrm... this thread has been around for a long long time, but I haven't seen any replies from HTC.  Does anyone know if they are intending on fixing this?  Of course, I agree that they should modify the current KI-61 to match one of the actually produced variants.  It is just odd that this hasn't been fixed yet.  It really is synonymous with calling a "P-51B" a "P-51 Type 2", and putting it in the game with a Merlin engine.  Can you imagine how many people would be going off about that :eek:

I also agree about changing the model versioning to reflect the Japanese method.  Translating specific things like this can be tricky, and it seems prudent just to avoid it completely.  With that being said, I must point out that goofy translations occur no matter what direction you are going.  Enjoy the attached image :D