Ki-27
Loaded Weight: 1585kg
Wing Area: 18.56m2
Wing Loading: 85.40kg/m2
Engine: Engine: NK41 – 780 Horsepower
Power to Weight Ratio: 0.492HP per 1kg
Max Speed:
420km/h at Sea Level
470km/h at 3500m
Armament: 2x 7.7mm Type 89 (1000 rounds)
Bombload: 4x 25kg bombs
Key Points:
*Airstart (Army Fighter)
*Outturns all biplanes including even the I-153 Chaika
*Can carry bombs
*At low altitudes its faster than I-16 or IAR-81C, roughly on par with RE.2000
*Power to Weight Ratio which is bit superior to Fw-190A-5 giving it OP climb rate at BR 1
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Ki-43-I
Loaded Weight: 2243kg
Wing Area: 22.00m2
Wing Loading: 101.95kg/m2
Engine: Ha-25 – 990 Horsepower
Power to Weight Ratio: 0.441HP per 1 kg
Max Speed:
414km/h at Sea Level (432km/h , WEP)
495km/h at 4000m (???km/h , WEP)
Armament:
Ko Version: 2x 7.7mm Type 89 (1000 rounds)
Otsu Version : 1x 7.7mm Type 89 (500 rounds) & 1x 12.7mm Ho-103 (270 rounds)
Hei Version : 2x 12.7mm Ho-103 (540 rounds)
Bombload: 2x 30kg bombs
Key Points
*Airstart (Army Fighter)
*Similar speed to A6M2, bit slower
*Better turn rate than A6M2
*Better climb rate than A6M2
*Better power to weight ratio than A6M2
*Much better roll rate than A6M2
*Worse bombload than A6M2, more or less on par with Ki-27
*OP at BR 1 in flight performance but its armament keeps it balanced, this begs the question which version we should go for Ki-43-I Ko, Otsu, Hei… Hei would probably make it too good for BR I in my opinion
