Aviation
Ki-49-I
II
Rank
AB
3.3
RB
3.0
SB
3.7
Battle rating
Japan
Game nation
Bomber
Main role
11,000
Research
22,000
Purchase
Imperial Japan
Origin country
General information
The Ki-49-I is a Japanese bomber. It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27. It is the first model of the Ki-49 family in War Thunder. It is notably fast in level flight, features excellent protection from the rear, and is fairly manoeuvrable when making use of its very large elevators. It's the first Japanese bomber to get access to any significant armour protection, and there's plenty of it to be found. Pilots will find the Ki-49 versatile in air battles because of its ability to perform low-altitude bombing as well as bomb bases. Your speed makes up for your payload since you can always make many trips to rearm.
Camouflages:
Flight performance
Max speed
at 5,000 m
466433483449 km/h
Rate of Climb
12.510.414.910.4 m/s
Turn time
2930.828.130 s
Max altitude
9,000 m
Takeoff Run
676 m
Combat
flaps
flaps
Take-off
flaps
flaps
Landing
flaps
flaps
Air
brake
brake
General characteristics
Crew
8 persons
Gross weight
9.7 t
Engine
2 x Nakajima Ha-41
Length
16.8 m
Wingspan
20 m
Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS)
580 km/h
Mach Number Limit
1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS)
240 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS)
260 km/h
Defensive armament
Turret — 20 mm Ho-1 cannon
Ammunition
150 rounds
Fire rate
400 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| FI/HEFI-T/HEF-I/AP-T | 36 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 8 | |
| AP-T | 36 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 8 | |
| FI/HEFI-T/FI/HEFI-T | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
5 × Turret — 7.7 mm Type 89 machine gun
Ammunition
2,760 rounds
Fire rate
900 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| T/IAI/Ball/AP/AP/I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| T/AP/AP/AP | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| T/AP | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Suspended armament
Setup 1
12 × 50 kg Army Type 94 GPHE bomb
Setup 2
4 × 250 kg Army Type 92 GPHE bomb
Setup 3
2 × 500 kg Army Type 92 GPHE bomb
Economy
Repair cost
Basic → Reference
AB
823 → 1,042
RB
1,418 → 1,795
SB
2,610 → 3,304
Crew training
6,300
Experts
220,000
Aces
250 
Research Aces
22,000
Reward multiplier
AB / RB / SB
50 / 120 / 180 %
124 %
Total cost of modifications
10,370
13,570
Talisman cost
750
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