This time we will draw a list of models for the Japanese fighter in the Pacific War. Because there are a large number, it is introduced separately according to the army and navy. Among them, the army fighter is divided into two articles.
The Japanese Army's fighter jets were named after the Shenwu Dian, and in 1933, a development number with the word "Ki" (English Ki) was formulated. The fixed aircraft gives an XX name, and some have additional nicknames, while the undefined aircraft only has a numeric number.
The fighter jets mentioned here are all produced and developed by the Japanese Army, and do not include the purchased models, so please don’t ask me why there is no Bf 109, no Fw 190, or the like. In addition, the fighter jets seized by Japan were in the previous article "
1941 Independent 84th Flight Squadron's Type 97 B painted
Flight Fighting Team 59th Fighting Team is an old-fashioned fighter equipped in 1937 and was already behind when the Pacific War broke out. However, due to the lack of new equipment, it was still used as a front-line fighter until mid-1942. After exiting the front line, the Type 97 will still be used as a combat trainer, liaison aircraft and air defense fighter until the end of the war, and will be converted into a special attack aircraft like other aircraft in the end.
Type 97 is a typical Japanese fighter that emphasizes horizontal hovering ability. Because the fuselage is light and the engine power is insufficient, when loading a 250 kg bomb as a suicide aircraft, the maximum power must be maintained from takeoff, and the lubricant consumes extremely fast, so there are constant failures or return. Currently, the Type 97 real aircraft preserved in the Dadao Xipinghe Memorial Hall is a special attack aircraft that made an emergency landing in Hakata Bay due to engine failure.
The surviving Type 97 Type B special attack aircraft in the Big Knife Washing He Memorial Hall
It is said that the Thai Air Force's Type 97 shot down a P-38 fighter jet in the late World War II, but the specific situation is unknown.
2, Nakajima 43 Type 1 fighter "Falcon"
1942 Flying the 50th Team 3 Squadron 3
Flying the 25th Team 2
Type 1 fighter is the most important model of the Japanese Army in the Pacific War. From the start of the war to the end, a total of more than 5,700 aircraft were produced. It is Japan's second highest-produced aircraft, second only to the Navy's Zero fighter. To be honest, there is no hope of winning by looking at this number.
The nickname of the One-Terminal Fighter was officially confirmed in early 1942. During the war, Japan's confidentiality system often did not allow new fighters to appear in the public eye. Therefore, the One-Terminal Fighting Plane is the most familiar army aircraft for the Japanese people. It became a household name with promotional videos such as "Kato Fighting Team" and "Wings Triumphal Song". Until the end of the war, young people would apply to the Army Flying School for worshipping the falcon, and they were fooled.
US Tiramuk Aviation Museum One-type three-Armed real-time
Type One fighter's flight performance is very similar to the Navy's Zero. Since only machine guns are installed, the firepower is weak, but the slewing performance is even better than Type Zero, and it is equipped with bulletproof armor and self-sealed fuel tank. Because of their similar appearance and performance, Allied pilots often confuse one style and zero style.
3, Nakajima 44 Type 2 single-seat fighter "Zhong Kui"
1944 Flying Team 64th Fighting Team 2 second-type paint
Type 2 second-type body
Type 2 second-type body
Type 2 fighter is a heavy-type fighter developed at the same time as Type 1 fighter. The Japanese Army witnessed the I-16's vertical one-strike disengagement tactics in the air battle in Nomenhan, and introduced the Bf 109E physical object from Germany, so it tried to develop a European-style fighter. However, during use, the Type 2 battle was boycotted by pilots of light fighters who were used to flying and emphasized horizontal hovering capabilities. They believed that this aircraft was clumsy, poor in operation, difficult in preparation and high accident rate. However, the second-level battle in the middle of the war performed well in the intercepting bomber . Their hovering ability, which was considered insufficient, was actually better than the Allied fighter jets in the pre- and mid-term wars. Until the fourth-level battle was put into use, the first-level battle was the best interceptor aircraft of the Japanese Army.It is said that the U.S. Navy Aviation Intelligence Department gave the highest evaluation of the interceptor after testing the Type 2 War II real aircraft, exceeding the Type 3 War, Type 4 War and the Navy's Lightning 2, Type 1, and Purple Electric 1.
Tojo Hirata's front feature was later inherited by Qifeng
Due to the appearance of the four-style war, there was no further improvement in the later stage of the second-style war. The Allied Intelligence Department called the Type II war "Tojo", while the Minguo Air Force pilots called it the Type Zero Type II in their recollection article.
4, Kawasaki 45 modified. The second-generation mixed fighter "Dragon Slaying"
1944 Flying the 53rd Team Dragon Slaying C Type D Equipment
The Type C (first two) and Type A
Type A
in Singapore after the defeat of Japan were twin-engine fighters developed by the Japanese Army due to the impact of European twin-engine heavy warfare. Due to the failure of early development, the final number was modified by ki45.
The Japanese Army developed this aircraft simply following the trend of advanced European countries and did not consider the use of twin-engine fighter jets in a comprehensive manner. The second type of re-fighting was equipped with the troops and used to escort the bomber, but was well educated by the Flying Tigers. At that time, the fighter troops despised the slow and clumsy aircraft, and were unable to compete in combat air combat, and replaced them with single-engine fighters; while the Type 2 rematch, equipped with the light bomber troops, received good reviews in ground attacks, and the bomber pilots believed that the Type 2 rematch was quite flexible and easy to operate.
Type 2 Re-fighting C Early outstanding gun type
Type 2 Re-fighting various modified weapons configurations have changed a lot. In the later period, the aircraft was active with the large-caliber cannon and oblique fire cannons. However, because the airborne interceptor radar has not been practical, the aircraft's night combat capabilities are very limited. After the US military occupied Iwo Jima in April 1945, the P-51 fighter began to escort the B-29, and the Type 2 resumption of war could not actually fight during the day.
5, Kawasaki 61 Type 3 fighter "Flying Swallow"
1943 The Type 3 fighter of the 2nd Squadron of the 68th Team stationed in Vevak in 1943, B
Flying 244 Captain Kobayashi Shouhiko landline Type 3 fighter type 1 Ding
Type 3 fighter is the only mass-produced fighter in Japan that uses liquid-cooled engines. The developer Kawasaki Company is technically influenced by the German Henkel. The 40 engine used in the third type battle is a domestic German DB 601. Due to material and processing problems, the ground staff suffered enough.
Three-style war is now generally called "Hanzhi Messer-Chmitt", but after the front line appeared at that time, US military intelligence personnel quickly determined from the appearance details that this was a copy of Italian MC 202, so they gave it a commonly used name "Tony" by Italians.
Type 3 battle reached a speed of 590 kilometers per hour during the prototype stage, but the performance of the mass-produced type of military ordnance and bulletproof equipment deteriorated and was called the easiest Japanese fighter jet to deal with by the US military. The US pilot believes that the third-type war has strong firepower and fast dive speed, and its maximum speed and climbing performance are not outstanding, while the hovering performance is similar to that of the P-40N. In other words, the third type of war abandons the strengths of Japanese fighters, and in other aspects it is not as good as the mainstream fighters of allied countries, which is very embarrassing. The U.S. Navy Intelligence Department even said that the Type 3 battle is faster than the FM-2 (the last modification of the F4F Wildcat), none of the other indicators can be compared with any American fighter. However, in actual combat, there are also examples of Allied aircraft being captured by the third-type battle at high speed or being shot down in dive.
Only one Type 3 War II survives, constantly changing the paint and displaying
Type 3 War is the most active model in local air defense operations. The reason may be that local troops can receive timely technical support and support. What's more irrelevant is that I found in the recollection articles of the Minguo Air Force pilots that they called "Sharp-to-Zero War" and I don't know what the intelligence department did at that time.
6, Nakajima 84 Type 4 fighter "Breaking Wind"
1945, the 2nd Squadron of the 52nd Team 2 in Kazuyama, in 1945, the 73rd Team 4 fighter "Flying Battle"
Type 4 fighter is the final master of Nakajima fighter jets. The Japanese Army has high expectations for it and calls it the "Greater East Asian Decisive Fighter".The mass-produced aircraft can reach speeds of 624 kilometers per hour, which is the highest level of Japanese fighter jets. Its firepower, protection and maneuverability are relatively balanced and complete. However, at that time, the production quality of the aircraft could no longer be guaranteed, the parts specifications were inconsistent, and the quality of fuel and lubricating oil was reduced, so the front-line troops had a low proper rate. In addition, the aircraft also encountered problems that old pilots were not used to, and its performance was mixed. The corresponding Allied forces have a high evaluation of it and are considered to be Japan's best fighter jet.
The only surviving four-type battle One-type armor. The 11th team painted
produced about 3,500 aircraft, ranking third among Japanese aircraft. This number is obviously a loss.
7, Kawasaki 100 Type 5 fighter
Flying the 18th Team 3 Squadron of the 3rd Flight Type 5 fighter
Flying the 5th Team 5 fighter
Generally speaking, the Type 5 fighter is the last standard fighter of the Japanese Army. However, according to Japanese research, this type of aircraft is neither standardized nor formally named. The so-called five-style war is just a convenient way to call.
Type 5 war is an emergency product. Due to the unsuccessful development of Type 3 war II and the difficulty in producing liquid-cooled engines, many headless Type 3 war bodies were piled up at that time. Therefore, the Japanese Army required the test of modifying the air-cooled engine on the third type fighter body. After success, the production of the third type fight was immediately stopped and the production of the fifth type fight was changed.
Because the early five-type battle was modified on the ready-made body of the third-type battle, the original streamlined hatch cover was used, and the subsequent production model was changed to a bubble hatch cover, and the body back was also modified accordingly. Some are divided into Type A and Type B, but they are not formal models, they are just convenient to call.
Liquid-cooling to air-cooling
Although the engine power of this machine is only about 1,500 horsepower, Japanese drivers generally believe that the performance of this machine is better than the 2,000 horsepower level four-type battle. In fact, among the five Japanese fighter jets, the most highly rated drivers are the initial one-style battle and the final five-style battle.
2. Modified fighter
8, Mitsubishi キ46 Type 100 Armed Command Reconnaissance aircraft
Flying the 28th Team's Type 100 Reconnaissance Type 3 B
Type 100 Reconnaissance Type 3 B + C real aircraft photo
This aircraft is a combat model specially modified to intercept bombers. In 1942, in order to deal with the threat of B-17, several Type 100 Type 2 installed with Type 94 37mm tank guns were first modified. In order to intercept the B-29, the Type 100 Type 3 Detective Third Type 3 was developed in June 1944, with two 20mm guns installed at the first time. In July, a 37mm large-caliber oblique gun was installed on the back of the aircraft, called Type 3 B+C. 75 aircraft were modified from Type 3 B, and 15 aircraft were modified from Type 3 B + C.
Armed Investigation has achieved only a few results and has suffered a lot of losses. The reason may be that although the reconnaissance aircraft has good performance at high altitude and high speed, its fuselage structure is relatively weak and cannot withstand damage when shooting against heavy bombers.
3. Test model and drawing model
Japan has many test models. In my opinion, in addition to the engine, the Japanese may lack the aerodynamic research of high-speed engines. These planned models are always over 700, but if the actual model can exceed 600, it can be the "decisive battle between Greater East Asia".
9, Nakajima 53 Trialing Multi-Seater Fighter
This type of aircraft is very different from ordinary fighters. It is a large multi-engine heavy armed aircraft that directly provides fire cover in the bomber formation.キ53 was suspended during the planning stage, without its detailed information and pictures.
10, Nakajima 58 tried to make multiple cover fighters
ji58 added two upper and lower shooting compartments and strengthened firepower
The aircraft only left a very blurry photo
ji58 is still the idea of the heavy armed bomber guard aircraft. This aircraft is based on the body of the "Dragon-swallowing" of the 49 Type 100 heavy bomber, and removed the bombing equipment and equipped with 5 20mm cannons and 3 12.7mm machine guns. Three prototypes were built, but in the end, the Japanese Army decided not to use the aircraft.
11, Kawasaki 60 test fighter
60 prototype
fantasy 60 and B-25 air combat
This aircraft is a liquid-cooled engine heavy fighter developed by Kawasaki at the request of the Japanese Army. The engine is directly used for imported DB 601. In the comparative test, the speed and handling performance of 60 are better than that of Bf 109E and Nakajima 44, but the horizontal acceleration and hovering performance are not as good as those of 44 using butterfly flaps. In addition, it takes time for DB 601 to be domestically produced, so 60 failed to compete and stopped developing. Since then, Kawasaki has developed a lighter body and uses a domestic engine, キ61 "Flying Swallow".
12, Nakajima ki62 and ki63 test fighter
ki62 imagination, the authenticity is unknown
ki62 These two aircraft correspond to the performance improvement models of Type 1 fighter and Type 2 fighter respectively, without real aircraft.
13, Kawasaki 64 trial fighter
ki64 side view
ki64 real machine
ki64
ki64 ki64 real machine
ki64 ki64 is a high-speed heavy fighter put into development in 1940. Two ki40 liquid-cooled engines are installed in the middle of the fuselage to drive the counter-rotating propeller of the head by extending the shaft. The machine uses laminar flow wings and uses wing surface evaporation cooling technology, and the expected speed should reach 780 km/h.
was too big to exceed Japan's technical level at that time, and the prototype did not fly for the first time until December 1943. The engine caught fire on the fifth test flight, which damaged the fuselage and landing gear during the emergency landing. The aircraft was not completely repaired since then until it was scrapped after the war. The maximum speed of the prototype flying out is 690 km/h.
14, Mitsubishi/Manmosa 65 Trial fighter
This is the Navy's J2M Thunderbolt
ki 65 is a confusing model. Initially, the Japanese Army asked Mitsubishi to design a new attack aircraft (attack aircraft), but Mitsubishi's design capabilities were saturated, so it changed to slightly modify and develop a heavy fighter based on the 14th local fighter (J2M lightning) designed by Mitsubishi for the Navy.
Due to the slow development of the 14th Trial Bureau, the Army Aviation Technology Institute turned to Manzhu Aircraft Manufacturing Company to design a high-performance air defense fighter. Manzhu made three models that used different engines, but in mid-1943, it was suspended during the design stage due to model cleaning. So in the end, I don’t know what this qi65 looks like. The general picture is J2M Thunder and Lightning.
It is said that the design of steamed porridge was later continued to キ98.
15, Mitsubishi 69 trial bombing cover
is the design based on the Mitsubishi 67 Type 4 heavy bomber "Flying Dragon", or is it rejected during the design stage, and I don't know what the specific situation is.
16 and Nakajima 75 tried to perform a reseason fighter
. This is still a heavy fighter plan to cover bombers directly in the formation. Due to consideration of cooperation with the heavy bombers of ki67 and later, the contract was also considered to be transferred to Mitsubishi. Until the plan was cancelled in 1942, it was still not determined what kind of body design should be used.
17, Mitsubishi 83 Trialing long-range fighter
This side view shows the observer's window
Prototype aircraft No. 1 was seized by the US military after the war. The design of
ki83 started in May 1941. At that time, the Japanese Army needed a twin-engine fighter that could escort the bomber from a long distance, and the second was that the reconnaissance aircraft of the 100th headquarters also needed successor models. However, the aircraft was jointly developed with the Navy, and the Army itself was swinging between the reconnaissance aircraft and the long-range attack aircraft, so the plan was changed repeatedly, and even a single-shot plan appeared.
Finally, Mitsubishi developed a twin-engine two-seat fighter without tail protection firepower, and the rear-seat observer only boarded the aircraft under specific circumstances. And the rear seat observer does not have a protruding canopy cover, but only maintains the field of view in the body setting window (some say that only the second occupant is retained in the commander's aircraft). Before Japan surrendered, a total of four prototypes were produced, but they were not finalized and practical.
This is a work by Hashio Koichi
compared with other test models, including the nose firepower of two 30 guns and two 20 guns, bulletproof steel plate, self-sealed fuel tank and automatic fire extinguishing device have been installed. The aircraft reached an altitude of 8,000 meters in tests, which was the highest speed that a Japanese aircraft flew out during World War II.
In fact, the appearance and design ideas of this machine are similar to the F7F tiger cat of the US Navy.
18, Nakajima 87 tried to make high-altitude fighter
left side view
right side view
real-time photo
ki87 is a high-altitude fighter envisioned better than the Four-type Fighting Wind, and has a longer range and a space time. The machine has a large exhaust gas turbocharger on the right side of the head, but it was found in the test that the supercharger is prone to overheating, so consider moving it to the belly of the machine on subsequent modifications.
Its main landing gear rotates 90° and retracts backwards into the wing (similar to the P-40 series) to leave room for installation of cannons and fuel tanks. But Japan's technology is unable to achieve such a complex structure, and the landing gear has been locked in the lowered position during the test flight.
fantasy picture of intercepting B-29
ki 87 full weight exceeds 6 tons, which is completely different from the traditional Japanese light single-engine fighter. The aircraft only made one prototype, which flew five times before Japan surrendered, and it was also the last fighter jet trial-made by Nakajima.
will write so much first, so stay tuned for the rest.
