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Title: KI-67 COMING!
Post by: aknimitz on October 26, 2001, 09:14:00 PM

I dont know anything about this, I assume its the fast japanese fighter ... but it is in production and coming out in next version  :)  I just wanted to be the first to say something about it  :D plbt!

Nim/Larry

Title: KI-67 COMING!
Post by: oboe on October 26, 2001, 09:22:00 PM

Understandable mistake, Nimitz, given the confusing Japanese aircraft designation system.   In fact, the Ki-67 is a fast, well-armed and well-protected twin-engine bomber.  Its Allied codename was "Peggy".  

The Japanese Army Air Force prefixed all its aircraft with "Ki".  I'm not positive what it stands for, but ostensibly something akin to "aircraft".

Great news anyway, HTC!  Please keep the Japanese aircraft coming!

Title: KI-67 COMING!
Post by: Voss on October 27, 2001, 12:46:00 AM

Mitsubishi Hiryu. It's rather like the B26. No belly gun.

Title: KI-67 COMING!
Post by: brady on October 27, 2001, 04:20:00 PM

It has a 20mm turet gun :), and 12.7mm guns in the tail nose and waist mounts. thease are the same guns as on the Tony, fast firing and deadly, they are coppys of the US 50 cal., except improvied apon. They are lighter and faster firing, they also fire HEI(Heigh Explosive Incendary)ammo very deadly. the 20mm is just a up bored varient of the 50 cal, think of a 50 cal on steriouds :)

Title: KI-67 COMING!
Post by: Kratzer on October 27, 2001, 04:39:00 PM

Anyone recommend a good 'survey' book on Japanese aircraft?  I've got good ones for US, British, and German, but not for Soviet or Japanese.

Title: KI-67 COMING!
Post by: brady on October 27, 2001, 08:03:00 PM

Japanese Aircraft of the pacific War
   By rene J Francillon

    The Osprey Encyclopedia of
      Russian Aircraft

Title: KI-67 COMING!
Post by: Tac on October 27, 2001, 08:08:00 PM

Dont worry, it will porked too  ;)

Title: KI-67 COMING!
Post by: iculus on October 27, 2001, 10:21:00 PM

I think it is 1 bottle per pound of ordinance for a B-29....  :p

Title: KI-67 COMING!
Post by: takeda on October 28, 2001, 02:43:00 AM

So Ki is probably japanese for "machine". In fact airplane in japanese is Hikooki (flying travelling machine)

[Waiting now for any *real* japanese to come and correct me  :D]

Title: KI-67 COMING!
Post by: Karnak on October 28, 2001, 05:24:00 AM

My Japanese-English dictionary says that "machine" is "kikai" in Japanese and "airplane" and "aircraft" are "hikoki". "Air" is "kuki".

Title: KI-67 COMING!
Post by: Vladd on October 28, 2001, 08:58:00 AM

Ki is short for 'Kitai,' which according to Francillon is equivalent to airframe number. They were assigned sequentially until late in the war.

It was also exclusively an Army designation. You won't see IJN-ordered aircraft using this system. However, performance of the Hiryu was so good that the army did release some of these planes for use as Navy bombers and torpedo-bombers.

A bomber that was used by both the IJA and IJN is a GREAT addition for scenarios   :)

 
Vladd

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Title: KI-67 COMING!
Post by: gatt on October 28, 2001, 02:00:00 PM

From Francillon's book:
 

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Without bombs the Ki67 could easily make loops and vertical turns and its controls remained smooth and effective in a dive at indicated air speeds up to 600Km/h (373mph)

Tired of scissoring and looping B17s and Lancs?   :D

[ 10-28-2001: Message edited by: gatt ]