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Friday, January 25th 2008, 10:58pm

K.12 Fighters

Fighters of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force.
Source of the data is Wikipedia (some slight alterations of a few planes datewise).
Due to a few additional planes in the whole list, the later numbers are not the same as the historical numbers for a number of planes.

This post has been edited 24 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (May 15th 2010, 5:12pm)


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Friday, January 25th 2008, 10:59pm

Kawasaki Ki-5 Fighter

The handling and the engine installation were unsatisfactory. Four built.
Maiden flight: 1931
Introduced: 1932

Crew: 1
Length: 7.78 m
Wingspan: 10.60 m
Height: 2.60 m
Empty weight: 1500 kg
Max takeoff weight: 1870 kg
Powerplant: One watercooled KHI-9, 850 hp
Maximum speed: 360 km/h
Service ceiling:
Range: 1000 km
Armament: Two 7.7mm machine guns

This post has been edited 2 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (Sep 2nd 2008, 11:12pm)


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Friday, January 25th 2008, 11:00pm

Nakajima Ki-8 Fighter

Maiden flight: 1931
Introduced: 1932

Crew: 2
Length: 8.17 m
Wingspan: 12.88 m
Height: 3.57 m
Empty weight: 1525 kg
Max takeoff weight: 2111 kg
Powerplant: One Nakajima Kotobuki 3, 710 hp
Maximum speed: 328 km/h
Service ceiling: 9500 m
Range: 800 km
Armament: Three 7.7mm machine guns

This post has been edited 7 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (Mar 30th 2008, 12:37pm)


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Friday, January 25th 2008, 11:01pm

Kawasaki Ki-10 Fighter

Maiden flight: 1932
Introduced: 1933

Crew: 1
Length: 7.55 m
Wingspan: 10.02 m
Height: 3.00 m
Empty weight: 1360 kg
Max takeoff weight: 1740 kg
Powerplant: One KHI-9, 850 hp
Maximum speed: 400 km/h
Service ceiling: 11500 m
Range: 1100 km
Armament: Two 7.7mm machine guns

This post has been edited 5 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (Sep 2nd 2008, 11:12pm)


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Sunday, March 23rd 2008, 8:33pm

Nakajima Ki-11 Fighter

Maiden flight: 1931
Introduced: 1932

Crew: 1
Length: 7.45 m
Wingspan: 10.80 m
Height: 3.37 m
Empty weight: 1269 kg
Max takeoff weight: 1700 kg
Powerplant: One Nakajima Kotobuki 3, 700 hp
Maximum speed: 420 km/h
Service ceiling:
Range:
Armament: Two 7.7mm machine guns

This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (Mar 30th 2008, 12:37pm)


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Sunday, March 23rd 2008, 8:34pm

Nakajima Ki-12 Taka (Hawk) Fighter

Modified production version of the Ki-11 with more powerful engine and retractable landing gear.
Maiden flight: 1931
Introduced: 1933

Crew: 1
Length: 7.75 m
Wingspan: 11.30m
Height: 3.43m
Empty weight: 1361 kg
Max takeoff weight: 1962 kg
Powerplant: One Nakajima Sakae 10 radial engine, 800 hp
Maximum speed: 544 km/h
Service ceiling: 9754 m
Range: 895 km
Armament: two fixed 13.2mm machineguns in the engine cowling, two fixed 13.2mm machineguns in the wings

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Sunday, March 23rd 2008, 8:37pm

Nakajima Ki-13 Fighter

Maiden flight: 1933
Introduced: 1934

Crew: 1
Length: 8.30
Wingspan: 11.00 m
Height: 3.45 m
Empty weight: 1400 kg
Max takeoff weight: 1900 kg
Powerplant: One Hispano-Suiza 12Xcrs, 610 hp
Maximum speed: 480 km/h
Service ceiling: 10500 m
Range: 800 km
Armament: One 20mm cannon and two 7.7mm machine guns

This post has been edited 3 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (Mar 30th 2008, 12:38pm)


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Sunday, March 23rd 2008, 8:37pm

Mitsubishi Ki-19 Fighter (OTL Ki-14/Ki-19)
Redesignated as Mitsubishi F-1 in 1940

Army Version of A5M
Maiden flight: 1932
Introduced: 1934

Crew: 1
Length: 7.71 m
Wingspan: 11.00 m
Height: 3.20 m
Empty weight: 1075 kg
Loaded weight: 1500 kg
Powerplant: One Nakajima Kotobuki 2 KAI 1 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial, 630 hp.
Maximum speed: 500 km/h
Service ceiling: 9,000 m
Range: 1200 km
Armament: two 7.7 mm machine guns in the upper fuselage decking.

This post has been edited 2 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (Dec 11th 2011, 2:21pm)


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Sunday, March 23rd 2008, 8:38pm

Nakajima Ki-27 Karasu (Crow) Fighter
Redesignated as Nakajima F-2 in 1940

Maiden flight: 1933
Introduced: 1934

Crew: 1
Length: 7.53 m
Wingspan: 11.30 m
Height: 3.35 m
Empty weight: 1174 kg
Loaded weight: 1598 kg
Max takeoff weight: 1790 kg
Powerplant: One Nakajima Ha-1 Otsu air-cooled radial engine, 750 hp
Maximum speed: 565 km/h
Service ceiling: 10040 m
Range: 550 km
Armament: two fixed 13.2mm machine gun in the engine cowling and four fixed 7.7mm machine gun machineguns in the wings, external bomb load of 100 kg.

This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (Dec 11th 2011, 2:21pm)


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Sunday, March 23rd 2008, 8:39pm

Kawasaki Ki-29 Fighter

Competitor to Ki-27. Two built.
Maiden flight: 1933
Introduced: 1934

Crew: 1
Length: 7.90 m
Wingspan: 12.00 m
Height: 2.60 m
Empty weight: 1420 kg
Max takeoff weight: 1760 kg
Powerplant: One KHI-9, 850 hp
Maximum speed: 530 km/h
Service ceiling: 10600 m
Range: 1000 km
Armament: four 7.7mm machine guns

This post has been edited 3 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (Sep 2nd 2008, 11:13pm)


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Sunday, March 23rd 2008, 8:41pm

Kanzaki Ki-34 Fighter Fukurou ("Owl")
Redesignated as Kanzaki F-3 in 1940


[SIZE=1](slightly modified He-100)[/SIZE]

Maiden flight: 1935
Introduced: 1937

Crew: 1
Length: 8.20 m
Wingspan: 9.42 m
Height: 3.60 m
Empty weight: 2,070 kg
Max takeoff weight: 2,500 kg
Powerplant: One KHI-103 liquid-cooled supercharged V12, 1200 hp
Maximum speed: 665 km/h
Service ceiling: 11,000 m
Range: 900 km
Armament: One 20 mm Type 95 cannon, two 7.7 mm Type 90 machine guns

This post has been edited 6 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (Dec 11th 2011, 2:21pm)


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Sunday, March 23rd 2008, 8:43pm

Kanzaki Ki-37 Washi (Eagle)
Redesignated as Kanzaki F-4 in 1940

[SIZE=1](slightly modified MiG-3)[/SIZE]
Maiden flight: 1936
Introduced: 1937

Crew: 1
Length: 8.65 m
Wingspan: 10.25 m
Height: 3.50 m
Empty weight: 2,699 kg
Max takeoff weight: 3,355 kg
Powerplant: One KHI-107 liquid-cooled V12, 1400 hp
Maximum speed: 640 km/h
Service ceiling: 12,000 m
Range: 800 km
Armament: One 13.2 mm machine gun, two 7.7 mm machine guns, 2x 100 kg (220 lb) bombs or 6x Nouveau Le Prieur rockets

Kanzaki Ki-37X Super Washi
Redesignated as Kanzaki FX-4 in 1940

Top: 'Display 8' flown by KHI test pilot Tachimura 'Denkou' Dan [SIZE=1]('Lightning Dan')[/SIZE]. 'Original 8' KHI racing colours used by the No.8 plane prior to May, 1935.
Bottom: 'Racing 8' flown by KHI test pilot and AARC Race Ace Yamamoto 'Tatsumaki' Maki [SIZE=1]('Tornado Maki')[/SIZE]. Kouhaku [SIZE=1]('red and white')[/SIZE] Marlboro racing colours used by the No.8 plane since May, 1935.

Five built so far (one race plane, three reserve planes, one display plane). Additional planes to be built when required.

Crew: 1
Length: 8.70 m
Wingspan: 10.15 m
Height: 3.45 m
Empty weight: 2,760 kg
Max takeoff weight: 3,000 kg
Powerplant: One KHI-107R liquid-cooled supercharged V12, 1800 hp
Maximum speed: 700 km/h
Service ceiling: 9,000 m
Range: 600 km
Armament: None

This post has been edited 11 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (Dec 13th 2011, 1:45pm)


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Sunday, March 23rd 2008, 8:45pm

Mitsubishi Ki-38 Fighter

Development of the Ki-19.
Maiden flight: 1933
Introduced: 1935

Crew: 1
Length: 7.54 m
Wingspan: 11.00 m
Height: 3.19 m
Empty weight: 1132 kg
Max takeoff weight: 1671 kg
Powerplant: Nakajima Ha-1-Ko, 590 hp
Maximum speed: 510 km/h
Service ceiling:
Range: 1200 km
Armament: two 7.7mm machine guns, two 30 kg bombs or one 160 litre drop tank.

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Sunday, March 23rd 2008, 8:46pm

Nakajima Ki-42 Heavy Fighter
Redesignated as Nakajima F-5 in 1940
Maiden flight: 1936
Introduced: 1938

Crew: Two
Length: 15.00 m
Wingspan: 20.00 m
Height: 4.30 m
Empty weight: 7,265 kg
Max takeoff weight: 13,500 kg
Powerplant: Two KHI-107 liquid-cooled V12, 1400 hp each
Maximum speed: 645 km/h
Service ceiling: 9500 m
Range: 1890 km (3950 with external tanks)
Armament: Two 20mm canons and two 13.2mm machine guns in the nose, two flexible 7.7mm machine guns. 800 kg bombs/torpedoes/rockets.


(He-120 http://www.warbirds.jp/kakuki/kyosaku/12ki/he120.htm )

This post has been edited 4 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (Dec 11th 2011, 2:22pm)


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Sunday, March 23rd 2008, 8:49pm

Nakajima Ki-43 "Hayabusa" Fighter
Redesignated as Nakajima F-6 in 1940

Maiden flight: 1935
To be introduced: 1937

Crew: 1
Length: 8.83 m
Wingspan: 11.44 m
Height: 3.27 m
Empty weight: 1590 kg
Max takeoff weight: 2583 kg
Powerplant: One Nakajima Ha-25, 1020 hp
Maximum speed: 501 km/h
Service ceiling: 11000 m
Range: 1000 km
Armament: four 13.2mm machine guns

This post has been edited 3 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (Dec 11th 2011, 2:22pm)


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Sunday, August 31st 2008, 2:14pm

Nakajima Ki-44 "Shoki" Fighter
Redesignated as Nakajima F-7 in 1940

Maiden flight: 1937
Introduced: 1938

Crew: 1
Length: 8.75 m
Wingspan: 9.45 m
Height: 3.25 m
Empty weight: 1800 kg
Max takeoff weight: 2550 kg
Powerplant: One Nakajima Ha-41, 1260 hp
Maximum speed: 579 km/h
Service ceiling: 11200 m
Range: 900 km
Armament: two 13.2mm machine guns in wing, two 7.7mm machine guns in fuselage

This post has been edited 3 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (Dec 11th 2011, 2:25pm)


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Sunday, August 31st 2008, 2:15pm

Kawasaki Ki-45 Fighter
Redesignated as Kawasaki F-8 in 1940

Maiden flight: 1936
Introduced: 1938

Crew: 2
Length: 11.00 m
Wingspan: 15.05 m
Height: 3.70 m
Empty weight:
Max takeoff weight:
Powerplant: two Mitsubishi Ha-102, 1080 hp
Maximum speed: 540 km/h
Service ceiling: 10730 m
Range: 2260 km
Armament: One 20mm canon, three 7.7mm machine gun

Night Fighter version

This post has been edited 4 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (Dec 11th 2011, 2:26pm)


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Sunday, August 31st 2008, 2:17pm

Mitsubishi Ki-46 Fighter
Redesignated as Mitsubishi F-9 in 1940
Maiden flight: 1936
Introduced: 1938

Crew: Two
Length: 11.60 m
Wingspan: 16.00 m
Height: 4.00 m
Empty weight: 4,500 kg
Max takeoff weight: 7,200 kg
Powerplant: Two KHI-103 liquid-cooled supercharged V12, 1200 hp each
Maximum speed: 510 km/h
Service ceiling: 10000 m
Range: 1200 km
Armament: Four 20mm caonons, two flexible 7.7mm machine guns. 800 kg bombs/rockets.



(Ar-197 http://www.warbirds.jp/kakuki/kyosaku/12ki/ibu_03.html )

This post has been edited 2 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (Dec 11th 2011, 2:26pm)


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Sunday, August 31st 2008, 2:23pm

Nakajima Ki-57 Fighter
Multi-seat High-speed Fighter. The company has not submitted a project so far.
Maiden flight: -
Introduced: -

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Sunday, August 31st 2008, 2:24pm

Kawasaki Ki-60 Fighter

Maiden flight: 1937
Introduced: 1938

Crew: 1
Length: 8.47 m
Wingspan: 10.50 m
Height:
Empty weight: 2150 kg
Max takeoff weight: 2750 kg
Powerplant: One KHI-103 liquid-cooled supercharged V12, 1200 hp
Maximum speed: 560 km/h
Service ceiling: 10000 m
Range: 1000 km
Armament: two 20mm canons, two 13.2mm machine guns

This post has been edited 3 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (Jan 16th 2010, 8:00pm)