The IJA's Ki 32 - A light bomber for BR1 Japan

The Ki-32, or 九八式軽爆撃機 (Type 98 light bomber), was a light bomber used the IJA starting in 1937, with a total of 854 being produced before production was halted. This bomber was two-seated, a pilot and rear gunner, the pilot with a 7.7mm machine gun with 200 rounds total, and the rear gunner with a dual barreled 7.7mm machine gun with 540 rounds. The payload options which it can carry in War Thunder are either nine 50kg bombs or four 100kg bombs, but I think both would work on BR1, since for context, the Potez 633 has dual 200 Kg bombs. I think this would be an interesting option to give Japan a proper BR1 attacker aircraft instead of the depressing floatplane it has, and one that would airspawn as well, since it was an Army plane.



How should the Ki-32 be added to the game?
  • Tech Tree
  • Event
  • Premium
  • Shouldn’t be added
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What bombload Should the Ki-32 have?
  • nine 50kg bombs
  • four 100kg bombs
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great choice
heavier bomb load
average guns
and poor maneuverability
yep feels br1 to me

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Can you do 90 5kg bombs?

If only it was possible, that sounds like it would be a great carpet bomber with how many bombs there would be

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Coincidence you choose a faction that doesn’t fight japan… try the US or soviets now… oh wait.

to those who know… 9x 50kg bombs… much more devastating than 4x 100kg ones…

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Haha not at all… The D9 is trash.

Tanks can survive direct hits from >500kg of bombs… the 50kgs are the worst for this you have absolutely no chance at killing a moving tank and the tanker simply needs to move after hearing you or bomb drop given you don’t drop from high enough.

Don’t know of any german 100 kg but i’d much rather have the bredas payload… also when you drop them all you have more of a spread which doesn’t help at all when they have the minimal power.

Well if you think Ki 32 wont be trash Im sorry to tell you but its absolutely bad aircraft xD