[Billfish]

Here's a thought for the modding geniuses: replace the Ki.100's radial with the Ki.61's inline engine to create the Ki.61-II. After all, it's only the reverse process of what Kawasaki originally did!

Though a bit more then that, what you could do is take a Ki-100 from the fuselage guns back (though wing transition pieces and such were different), add the Ki-61 radiator, add the Ki-61 nose section appropriately stretched......Then add the correct DB605 based off of the MC-205 or comparable 109.


Only a handful of Ki-61-II's made it into service (roughly 38 up to a maximum of 68 *doubtful*), a detailed breakdown of this from the true expert in the field Mr. J. Long can be found on j-aircraft.

What was produced in large quantities though was the Ki-61-I-Tei. More altered then most realize this aircraft DID see a lot of service and had a number of the bugs worked out of the previous versions. Though just as most Ki-61-II never made it into service (until refit as Ki-100's)), a number of those never made it as well due to Ha-40 shortages (134) and would not have been upgraded to Ki-100's.

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