Ki-44-II otsu

Ki-44-II otsu

Ki-44-II otsu

Japan

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.0	3.0	2.3

Class:

PREMIUM

Fighter

Purchase:850

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This page is about the Japanese fighter Ki-44-II otsu. For other uses, see Ki-44 (Family).

Description

The Ki-44-II otsu Shoki is a premium rank II Japanese fighter with a battle rating of 3.0 (AB/RB) and 2.3 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.55 "Royal Armour".

General info

Flight performance

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Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 5,200 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	9800	__._	__._	__._	__._	320
Upgraded	631	605		20.7	21.0	24.2	18.3

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
✓	✓	✓	X	X

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
		400	400	250	~12	~8

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 400	< 400	< 450	> 335

Compressor	Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
Setting 1	1,386 m	1,420 hp	1,613 hp
Setting 2	4,443 m	1,300 hp	1,477 hp

Survivability and armour

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Armaments

Offensive armament

The Ki-44-II otsu is armed with:

• 2 x 40 mm Ho-301 cannons, wing-mounted (10 rpg = 20 total)
• 2 x 12.7 mm Ho-103 machine guns, nose-mounted (250 rpg = 500 total)

The twin Ho-103 machine guns are identical in performance to most other Japanese aircraft carrying this type. The air targets belt is recommended in most situations as it carries a great balance of armour piercing and incendiary components along with tracer rounds, not to mention high-explosive rounds, which is very unusual for machine guns. The twin Ho-301 auto-cannons are devastating to anything which it hits, making short work of most aircraft. The unfortunate drawback with these cannons is that they utilise very low-velocity rounds and will need a large lead on anything being attacked, with a larger lead time the further out the target is.

Suspended armament

The Ki-44-II otsu can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 2 x 50 kg Army Type 94 GPHE bombs (100 kg total)
• 2 x 100 kg Army Type 94 GPHE bombs (200 kg total)

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Controllable	Controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Not auto controlled	Separate	Controllable 2 gears	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Radiator		Offensive 12 mm
II		Compressor	Airframe		7 in (mod20)
III	Wings repair	Engine		New 12 mm MGs		New 40 mm cannons
IV		Engine injection	Cover		10 in (mod24)
This is a premium vehicle: all modifications are unlocked on purchase

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Powerful armament
• Highest top speed of its rank
• Extremely good acceleration
• Good climb rate
• 40 mm cannons can be used as impromptu brakes when landing (because of the recoil)

Cons:

• Fires will not go out
• Fragile
• Engine easily damaged
• Extremely low velocity 40 mm cannons
• Only 20 rounds for the 40 mm cannons
• 40 mm cannons produce a lot of recoil (you will lose speed in the air when firing them)
• 40 mm cannons are able to fire its entire supply of ammo in about 1 second

History

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Media

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See also

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External links

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