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Title: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Zacherof on May 01, 2012, 05:32:09 PM
Wheres my high octane gas for my hayate?????? I would pay 20 perks for each barrel.
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Zacherof on May 01, 2012, 07:04:30 PM
I mean the Ki was historically faster than the p51 and p47 at low to medium altitudes. but only with 150 octane gas which japan didnt have alot of hence the perks
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Butcher on May 01, 2012, 09:04:29 PM
Because the Japanese didn't produce high octane aviation fuel, they were unable to do so. The Japanese had enough problems during the war, a shortage of oil is what brought on the war (and other items).

The factories and Refinaries were in a bad situation, a lack of resources was a major problem where the american's were able to simply convert automobile factories to produce tanks and aircraft at an outstanding rate.

If you look at the production changes of the Japanese vs America you'd be quite surprised, I believe the Americans pumped out in 1942 more pilots then the Japanese did in the entire war.

This topic can go on and on, but frankly the high octane Ki-84 was only flown with high octane in the united states, and not in Japan.
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: 4Prop on May 01, 2012, 09:44:34 PM
if you want the high octane stuff you need to talk to daddkev
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Mitsu. on May 01, 2012, 10:55:29 PM
The High octane fuel is not needed.

AH Ki-84-Ia (aka Ki-84-Ko) using IJAAF's mass production trial model data, 624km/h at 5000m.
The engine was HA-45-Toku(1800HP/2900RPM/+400mmHg), The HA-45-Toku is power limited version of HA-45-21(2000HP/3000RPM/+500mmHg).
Also this trial model equipped normal exhaust manifold. (the mass production model changed to augment exhaust pipes. it improves speed to 10~20km/h.)

In fact, according to Japanese reference, the mass production Ki-84-I-Ko's max speed was up to 650~655km/h with HA-45-21 2000HP engine and augment exhaust pipes. Also Ki-84-Otsu (4x20mm ver) recorded 660km/h at 6000m.

These all data have been recorded when engine condition was "good".
IJAAF has limited HA-45-21's power to the same as HA-45-Toku in the war.
But Aces High simulates engine condition is always "perfect", so Ki-84 can be gotten more speed.

Please adjust the Ki-84. :)
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Ruah on May 01, 2012, 11:07:35 PM
this is an old wish. . .but if the ki84 were any faster or produced any more power it could be considered 'easy mode'. . .hell its already good.

irks me to no end watching those fishing guys use it the way they do, god forbid everyone else using it as a runner.
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Mitsu. on May 01, 2012, 11:50:08 PM
And my question and wish is...

Why does N1K2 have 5 min WEP, but Ki-84 has only 1 min WEP with the same engine?
N1K2's engine, the NK9H's WEP is limited to 1 min from according N1K2's flight manual.

By the way, According to Bunzo Komine's report, IJAAF/IJNAF has removed a power limit of HA-45 and NK9H to fight against late war enemy fighters in 1944 December. From this, both engines could use WEP 10 min.

It's interesting.  :)
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Butcher on May 01, 2012, 11:52:54 PM
And my question and wish is...

Why does N1K2 have 5 min WEP, but Ki-84 has only 1 min WEP with the same engine?
N1K2's engine, the NK9H's WEP is limited to 1 min from according N1K2's flight manual.

By the way, According to Bunzo Komine's report, IJAAF/IJNAF has removed a power limit of HA-45 and NK9H to fight against late war enemy fighters in 1944 December. From this, both engines could use WEP 10 min.

It's interesting.  :)

I believe the engine was limited to 3 minutes of wep only, or the engine will be heavily damaged.
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Slade on May 02, 2012, 12:49:56 PM
I have seen some posts suggests that the N1k could turn fight with the best of the turn-fight birds.  I have never found the N1k to be able to get into a sustained turn fight with the likes of a Spit or Zero.  Am I just flying that thing wrong? Maybe I have the (x) Turn Fighter configuration toggle off for it.  :lol

To me the N1k's strengths are the guns, visibility and rate of climb.

What do you guys feel about N1k in turn fights?


Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: titanic3 on May 02, 2012, 12:53:36 PM
N1K seems to do fine against Spits IMO. Although the fights usually last a few seconds at most before that one snapshot ends it.
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Slade on May 02, 2012, 12:58:53 PM
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N1K seems to do fine against Spits IMO.

I agree. 

Can it turn fight with them though, i.e. would you consider an N1k a turn-fighter?
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Butcher on May 02, 2012, 01:02:44 PM
I agree. 

Can it turn fight with them though, i.e. would you consider an N1k a turn-fighter?

N1ks are all round one of the best turn fighters in the game, although nothing special its a tab slower then most fighters, but it still can climb well, use flaps in a fight and stay in the vertical longer then most.

I ran into some VERY good N1k drivers, and I can tell you its NOT an easy plane to dogfight at all, it has very little weaknesses other then the low muzzle velocity of the guns.

Sure you won't out turn a zero, keep it in the vertical and it will beat a Zero and give a 109/spitfire a headache.
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Lusche on May 02, 2012, 01:13:08 PM
Can it turn fight with them though, i.e. would you consider an N1k a turn-fighter?


Absolutely, unless you dismiss anything flat turning worse than an A6M. ;)

But the N1k still has a sustained turn rate and turn radius among the best in the game. With full flaps, significantly better than a Spit 16.
See also http://www.gonzoville.com/ahcharts/index.php?p1=n1k2j&p2=spit16
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Slade on May 02, 2012, 01:21:48 PM
Butcher, Lusche,

Good points sirs. I did not know that.
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Ruah on May 02, 2012, 04:18:43 PM
nikis are my cryptonite
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Debrody on May 03, 2012, 04:38:21 AM
But the N1k still has a sustained turn rate and turn radius among the best in the game. With full flaps, significantly better than a Spit 16.
See also http://www.gonzoville.com/ahcharts/index.php?p1=n1k2j&p2=spit16
Thanks, thats why they give me such a hard time... didnt know that before. There is a stoopid DirtDart dude, always killin me  :joystick:
 :cheers:
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Noir on May 03, 2012, 05:09:23 AM
And my question and wish is...

Why does N1K2 have 5 min WEP, but Ki-84 has only 1 min WEP with the same engine?
N1K2's engine, the NK9H's WEP is limited to 1 min from according N1K2's flight manual.

By the way, According to Bunzo Komine's report, IJAAF/IJNAF has removed a power limit of HA-45 and NK9H to fight against late war enemy fighters in 1944 December. From this, both engines could use WEP 10 min.

It's interesting.  :)

In the same kind of stuff, why the merlin engine in the P51 has double the WEP times than in a spitfire?
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Lusche on May 03, 2012, 06:42:47 AM
In the same kind of stuff, why the merlin engine in the P51 has double the WEP times than in a spitfire?

It has? Last time I checked both had 5 minutes, only most German fighters and the LA's had 10  :headscratch:
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Noir on May 03, 2012, 07:35:23 AM
according to THE fph its 10mins in the P51 and 5Mins in the spitfire.
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Butcher on May 03, 2012, 08:48:03 AM
P51 has 5 minutes.
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Lusche on May 03, 2012, 08:59:58 AM
WEP cycle in the AH Wiki: http://www.hitechcreations.com/wiki/index.php/WEP
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Noir on May 03, 2012, 09:13:42 AM
WEP cycle in the AH Wiki: http://www.hitechcreations.com/wiki/index.php/WEP

ok then if that is still accurate only the recharge time differs, whatever the reason is  :headscratch:
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Karnak on May 03, 2012, 10:15:03 AM
ok then if that is still accurate only the recharge time differs, whatever the reason is  :headscratch:
All Merlins in American aircraft recharge their WEP faster than Merlins in British aircraft.  No idea why.

(Well, I am not sure where the P-40F falls in that list)
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: SgtPappy on May 03, 2012, 05:08:43 PM
All Merlins in American aircraft recharge their WEP faster than Merlins in British aircraft.  No idea why.

(Well, I am not sure where the P-40F falls in that list)

Do you just mean in-game or in RL? I have never noticed, as I only occasionally fly the P-51B when not in a Spitfire.
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Karnak on May 03, 2012, 05:26:31 PM
Do you just mean in-game or in RL? I have never noticed, as I only occasionally fly the P-51B when not in a Spitfire.
In game.

In real life the Merlin had no "cooldown" time.
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Mitsu. on May 03, 2012, 10:23:41 PM
The N1K2 should have 1 min WEP too? or Ki-84 should have 5 min WEP?
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Butcher on May 03, 2012, 10:55:02 PM
In game.

In real life the Merlin had no "cooldown" time.

Well there's a pretty good reason for that, however due to the damage of the engine - there was a time limit like every other aircraft.
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: nrshida on May 05, 2012, 01:47:05 PM
I would much rather see some extra variants of the Ki-84 added to the game. Which, emergency materials versions aside, would mean a slight increase in performance across the board and the gift of choice for those with good taste  :rock

The external differences are very very minor but a different interior is required for some of the variants. Perhaps during the next 3d vamp?

However, given how competitive the Ki-84 is in Aces High already, and given it is the pooiest production version fielded, it would generate more whines that the Spitfires do right now.  :old:
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Karnak on May 05, 2012, 04:52:49 PM
Well there's a pretty good reason for that, however due to the damage of the engine - there was a time limit like every other aircraft.
Not really.  Slight increase in chance of failure.  Main problem was accelerated maintenance schedules.

I'm aware of a Spit V that ran at WEP for half an hour with no ill effects.  Granted, that may not be the normal expectation, but there certainly was not a magic "Go longer than 5 minutes and your engine blows up" result.


To be clear, I am not advocating a change in AH.  The 5 minute restriction is required or people would rampantly abuse engines with simple boost increase based WEP in a way that would have gotten them disciplined in reality.
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: JUGgler on May 05, 2012, 11:11:05 PM
Honestly, how much more UBER does the ki84 need to be?





JUGgler
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: ink on May 05, 2012, 11:13:29 PM
Honestly, how much more UBER does the ki84 need to be?





JUGgler

 :lol

give me my 4 20's and we will see :D
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: dirtdart on May 05, 2012, 11:22:38 PM
In Pacific Fighters I liked to fly the 1c.  What a monster that was....
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Zacherof on May 06, 2012, 12:48:28 AM
Ink, i would LOVE 4 20's on the KI. Its just the Ki feels 'slow'. idk how to really explain it im a noob with
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: nrshida on May 06, 2012, 03:03:30 AM
If you want to go faster then I suggest you select another ride. With an aircraft which begins to lose control authority above 340 m.p.h. and starts shedding parts at 450 m.p.h. (if you're careless) you are really missing the point asking for more speed in this aircraft. In my humble opinion. 

Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: ink on May 06, 2012, 03:41:39 AM
Ink, i would LOVE 4 20's on the KI. Its just the Ki feels 'slow'. idk how to really explain it im a noob with

anytime you wanna get some practice in it look for me online...JETSOM will gladly help ya get to know her :aok

 people complain I fly it now, if it had the punching power of the hurri2C.... :rofl
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Karnak on May 06, 2012, 08:11:02 AM
If you want to go faster then I suggest you select another ride. With an aircraft which begins to lose control authority above 340 m.p.h. and starts shedding parts at 450 m.p.h. (if you're careless) you are really missing the point asking for more speed in this aircraft. In my humble opinion. 


It can easily pull a blackout at 400mph, so long as you don't use combat trim.
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: nrshida on May 06, 2012, 08:15:13 AM
Yes you can.
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Citabria on May 06, 2012, 08:21:13 AM
the mustang pilots I have talked to (current ones that fly todays warbird mustangs) say you have a scan that involves checking the engine temperature gauges every few seconds... airspeed, temp, alt, temp, heading, temp. not to read to much into such off the cuff remarks but I would think the merlin does not take kindly to overheating from any cause including running at extremely high power settings.
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Full Metal Jug on May 06, 2012, 05:15:30 PM
I've smoked depleted octane, and synthetic octane. However not high octane...
Title: Re: Ki-84 high octane gas
Post by: Tupac on May 06, 2012, 05:24:29 PM
If the KI84 gets high octane gas then all of the American and British planes that used 150 octane need it too. KI84 is good enough already.