Add Nakajima Ki-49 „Donryu“ for Japan
Reason Japan lacks in Heavy Aircraft and bigger Bombers.
There was a suggestion before but old and no Poll!
It was a bit hard to find but the Search Engine in this Forum isnt that great!
Ki-49-IIa - Rank III Medium Bomber for Japan - Archive / Suggestions - Archive - Enlisted — official forum
Operational history
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A formation of Ki-49s
The first Ki-49s became operational in autumn 1941 and flew its first combat missions in the Chinese theatre.[7] Following the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Ki-49 was also active in the New Guinea area. Furthermore, it was one of the primary aircraft used to conduct air raids against Australia between 1942 and 1943.[10][7]
Ki-49 in flight over Japan, 1945
Combat experiences contributed to IJAAS officials not being fully satisfied with the Ki-49; feedback from operational units was fed back to Nakajima and led to various design improvements during the production run of the type. While the Ki-49 did supplement the older Ki-21, it was unable to entirely supplant the older bomber as had been intended.[11] In spite of these improvements, losses continued to mount, as the quantity and quality of fighter opposition rose. In the face of its increasing vulnerability to opposing fighter aircraft while performing its intended role, the Ki-49 was used in other roles towards the end of the Pacific War, including anti-submarine warfare patrol, troop transport, and even night fighter missions.[12]
When the Allies launched the Battle of the Philippines in 1944, the Ki-49 was used extensively in the IJAAS’s efforts to resist the advance. During December 1944, most of the surviving aircraft were expended in kamikaze attacks upon Allied naval vessels supporting the landing at Mindoro.[8] Typically, those Ki-49s intended for suicide attacks were stripped of all armaments, the crew reduced to only the two pilots, and an increase payload of 1,600 kg (3,500 lb) (or 3,527lb) of bombs carried.[13]
General characteristics
- Crew: 8 (pilot, co-pilot, bombardier, navigator, radio operator/gunner and three gunners)
- Length: 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 20.42 m (67 ft 0 in)
- Height: 4.25 m (13 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 69.05 m2 (743.2 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 6,530 kg (14,396 lb)
- Gross weight: 10,680 kg (23,545 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 11,400 kg (25,133 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Nakajima Ha-109 Army Type 2 fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1,100 kW (1,500 hp) each for take-off
or 969 kW (1,300 hp) at 5,280 m (17,320 ft)
- Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed metal propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 492 km/h (306 mph, 266 kn) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
- Cruise speed: 350 km/h (220 mph, 190 kn) at 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
- Range: 2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi)
- Ferry range: 2,950 km (1,830 mi, 1,590 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 9,300 m (30,500 ft)
- Time to altitude: 5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 13 minutes and 39 seconds
- Wing loading: 154.7 kg/m2 (31.7 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.210 kW/kg (0.128 hp/lb)
Armament
- Guns: 1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) Ho-1 cannon in a dorsal gun position and 5 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Type 89 machine guns (one nose, two waist, one ventral, and one in a tail position).
- Bombs: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) bomb load
There was a Variant with higher calber defensive armament.
Ki-49-IIb
Version of Model 2 with 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Ho-103 machine guns replacing rifle caliber weapons.
Nakajima Ki-49 Donryū - Wikipedia
battle-rating with 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) Bombs Br4 lower Bomb load maybe Br3!
For what should it be?
I think really Japan needs a bigger Bomber for Tech Tree if not this then maybe A Japanese Bomber for BR2 or BR3 Kawasaki Ki-48 - Suggestions / Vehicles - Enlisted — official forum
or Mitsubishi G4M “Bety” for Japan - Suggestions / Vehicles - Enlisted — official forum ?the second suggestion is not from me.
If a different bigger Bomber is added for Japan TT , then maybe this thing could be Event or something else, if no different bigger Bomber is added for Japan then it should be TT!
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