Ki-43 coming!

[Bino]

Great news for events!   

[Volron]

Worried that your Ki-43's wings are too thin?  Well no worries here!  Our thick wing Ki's are surely to make you feel a little safer.  Plus, there is the added bonus of being able to tack them onto B-17's as a quick fix!


This is the NEW Ki-43!  Now with 50% more wing!

[BaDkaRmA158Th]

It will get fixed, i still miss the cartoon wheels on the p40's...That was just comedy.



This update is going to be amazing, this plane alone is going to change the air war in many ways. And i really do hope we get the 20mm cannon version someday as well.  Just for the little bit of bite.

[jimson]

Hell yeah!!!

Look for a very special Flying Tigers setup on a new terrain in AvA once this bird gets in game

[Ack-Ack]

I wouldn't be surprised if the Ki-43 gets more use than the Brewster in game.

ack-ack

[BaDkaRmA158Th]

OH that reminds me, didn't they use HE rounds in the 12.7mm versions!?

Edit: "The Ho-103 was often loaded with explosive ammunition to increase target effect; its penetrative effect against later Allied aircraft armor appears to have been marginal."


hmmmmmms.  

[Rino]

      Good to see the Japanese getting a little love, good looking Oscar there guys.

[Squire]

Well it does lack the firepower of the B-239s 4 x 12.7s but it will be super manueverable (at least in terms of wing loading) at low-med speeds.

[BaDkaRmA158Th]

yeah its going to be something to see a brew & ki-43 go head to head.



Most will come down to who's in the cock pit and the first one to mess up, fire power vs. turning. Even a quick rack with x2 of the brewsters .50's can decimate the ki. But if the ki can get on the brew is probably a done deal.


I cant wait to see how/if HTC balances and coeds the high explosive rounds mostly used for this aircraft. (.50's with explosive damage, say wuuh!?) uh..cant wait to straff stoops with them!

EDIT: That also reminds me, i wonder if the rate of fire will be lowered for this A/C or if it will fire at its max rpm even tho in truth it shouldn't.



The future is bright!!

[Volron]

I know they'll fix it.  I'm just uber excited about all the updates and additions!   He-111....*drools*  Hmmm, wonder if we'll see a Soviet Bomber next.

[Full Metal Jug]

It's the new Zero, just don't turn with it and you can out run it. 

This is an example of a wasteful wish.

[Ack-Ack]

It's the new Zero, just don't turn with it and you can out run it. 

This is an example of a wasteful wish.

You sound like Tank-Ace.

The vast majority of aces in the IJAF became so flying the Ki-43.  It was the primary fighter of the IJAF for almost the entire war and shot down more Allied planes than any other Japanese fighter.  Not having the Ki-43 in Japanese plane set would be like not having the P-51 for the US plane set.  It's not a wasteful wish, it plugs a serious hole in the Japanese plane set and for scenarios/FSO/AvA.

ack-ack

[Perrine]

a third variant must come out to make it (barely) competitive in MA...

Ki-43-III (with optional Ho-5 nose cannons)

now if we want fair play against allied early war p39s, p40s, hurricanes and Chinese I-16s...

Ki-43-I

[titanic3]

Well done HTC  . I'll renew my subscription for a few months again when this patch gets released

[Shifty]

You sound like Tank-Ace.

The vast majority of aces in the IJAF became so flying the Ki-43.  It was the primary fighter of the IJAF for almost the entire war and shot down more Allied planes than any other Japanese fighter.  Not having the Ki-43 in Japanese plane set would be like not having the P-51 for the US plane set.  It's not a wasteful wish, it plugs a serious hole in the Japanese plane set and for scenarios/FSO/AvA.

ack-ack

But it wont w1N tEh WaRz!