Ki-48 Bomber for Japan

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  • Yes (tell me wich br you wish in comments)
  • No (why not and explay it in comments)
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All nations have a bomber, muricans the A-20, soviets the one for br 2, germany the ju 188 (this one is heavier) but japs have lot of diving, but ey, what about add this one for TT,event or even premium?
reminder it have variants!:
Ki-48: designation of four prototypes and five pre-production aircraft
Ki-48-Ia: initial production version, armed with three 7.7 mm machine guns in movable mounts in the nose and dorsal and ventral positions, plus a maximum bomb load of 400 kg
Ki-48-Ib: variant of the Ki-48-Ia with minor modifications and detail improvements; production of the Ki-48-Ia and Ki-48-Ib totalled 557 examples
Ki-48-II: prototypes, 3 built
Ki-48IIa: first production version of the Ki-48-II. Lengthened fuselage, armament and armour same as Ki-48-Ia, bomb load increased to 800 kg
Ki-48-IIb: production version similar to Ki-48-IIa, for dive bombing equipped with reinforced fuselage and dive brakes on the intrados of each outer wing section.
Ki-48-IIc: defensive armament reinforced with another 12.7 mm machine gun. Entered service in 1943
Ki-48IIKAI Tai-Atari: two-seat version for kamikaze attacks equipped with 800 kg of explosives
Ki-81: projected version of a heavily armoured aircraft. Not built
Ki-174: single-seat version for suicide attacks. Not built

General characteristics

  • Crew: 4
  • Length: 12.75 m (41 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 17.45 m (57 ft 3 in)
  • Height: 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 40 m2 (430 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 4,550 kg (10,031 lb)
  • Gross weight: 6,500 kg (14,330 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 6,750 kg (14,881 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × [Nakajima Ha115]14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 843 kW (1,130 hp) each
  • Propellers: 3-bladed variable-pitch propellers

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 505 km/h (314 mph, 273 kn) at 5,600 m (18,400 ft)
  • Range: 2,400 km (1,500 mi, 1,300 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 10,100 m (33,100 ft)

Warthunder info for possible payloads: Ki-48-II Otsu | War Thunder Wiki

Armament

  • Guns: 3 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) [Type 89 machine guns], in nose, dorsal and ventral positions
  • Bombs: 800 kg (1,764 lb) of bombs

Data from Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War* and Kawasaki Ki.48-I/II Sokei in Japanese Army Air Force-CNAF & IPSF Service, Aircam No.32

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Im voting no atm due to a lack of detail on the suggestion, name a lack of suggested payloads and where it might sit in the tree, or even if its a TT, Event or Prem vehicle.

Also Id recommend getting some of the models from WT, since thats the most likely source for it to the game.

Side note, it would have been nice to get a bit of its service history as well in the suggestion, but thats less needed and more a personal taste.

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lazy man