Which KI 43 I-II-III
- I Hayabusa
- II
- III Otsu
- II and III fighter and attacker
The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (隼, Peregrine falcon), formal Japanese designation Army Type 1 Fighter (一式戦闘機, Ichi-shiki sentōki) is a single-engine land-based tactical fighter that was used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service in World War II.
Setup 1
2 × 50 kg Army Type 94 GPHE bomb
Setup 2
2 × 100 kg Army Type 94 GPHE bomb
Setup 3
2 × 250 kg Army Type 92 GPHE bomb
Japan can use all the help it can get and the KI-43 would at least give variety to japan. Already in Warthunder it would not be that hard to add to enlisted just a port job. KI-43-2 with 2 250KG bombs would make a great BR1 attacker. KI-43-3 with 2 100KG bombs would make a great BR1 fighter. technically three planes, but on one air frame.
The II and III can fight over who is event and who is tech tree while the I can get a sexy skin and be made premium hangar bate for the collector. I and II are clearly BR1 while the III would struggle at br3 even with 2 250 KG bombs. While Japan lacks tanks in warthunder a lot of planes still need to be brough over to enlisted. 
The Ki-43-III Ko actually has superior flight performance compared to A6M5
the otsu would be fine at BR2 with one 250kg bomb, or even at br3 with two
43-II would be fine at br2 with both big bombs to make up for shit guns
43-I probably doesn’t need added, not good enough and japan has enough garbage low br planes
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Japan has two planes at br 1
E1a3
1 7.7mm gun
4 60kg bombs
A5m4
2 7,7mm guns
2 60kg bombs barley a monoplan
The ki 43 1
2 100 kg bombs
2 7.7mm guns would be a vast improvement
It does have 3 br2 planes but the ki43 1 could easily be forced into br1
You know, after reviewing what’s already present, sure, the ki-43-1 makes sense for BR1. It’s been so long since I used most BR1 equipment that I just couldn’t imagine flying it, two rifle caliber mgs is insufficient against enemy aircraft, but having decent bombs at br1-2 that doesn’t require a carrier takeoff would be dope
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Ki-27 with 4x 25kg bombs at BR I
Ki-43-I with 2x 30kg bombs at BR I
Ki-43-II with 2x 100kg bombs at BR II
Ki-43-III Ko with 2x 250kg bombs at BR III
Ki-61-II Kai Ko with 2x 100kg bombs at BR III
Ki-100-I with 2x 250kg bombs at BR IV
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The one in the files with the 40mm HE cannons… atleast i’m assuming as i used it in Iwo Jima custom
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Thats Ki 44 not 43 with the 40 mm cannons.
But Ki 44 and Ki 43 will be nice addition and they even had rocket variants:
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