21.09.2008, 04:50
The Ki-46 was a very sleek and fast JAAF recce aircraft, known to the allies under the codename "Dinah". When Japan came under increasing pressure from B-29 attacks, a heavy fighter variant of this aircraft was developed.
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It had two 20 mm cannons in the nose and one 37 mm cannon in an "upwards-and-forwards" position, for fighting against the USAAF B-29 over the metropolitan Japanese islands.
When used in actual combat it was moderately sucessful. The fighter variant of the Ki-46 lacked stability for sustained shooting of the 37 mm weapon, was weak in its armour, and slow to climb.
When you fly it, the upward poiting 37mm is actually your best bet: fly under the B-29 formations, and use the special sight that you can see when looking up. The accuracy is quite good, when you get the hang of it, and you can stay out of range of the B-29's vast array of HMG's.
Included is also a special skin, by IFE.
The mission can be found here: http://mission4today.com/index.php?name ... ails&id=30
In the future I might develop a whole campaign for this aircraft.
It had two 20 mm cannons in the nose and one 37 mm cannon in an "upwards-and-forwards" position, for fighting against the USAAF B-29 over the metropolitan Japanese islands.
When used in actual combat it was moderately sucessful. The fighter variant of the Ki-46 lacked stability for sustained shooting of the 37 mm weapon, was weak in its armour, and slow to climb.
When you fly it, the upward poiting 37mm is actually your best bet: fly under the B-29 formations, and use the special sight that you can see when looking up. The accuracy is quite good, when you get the hang of it, and you can stay out of range of the B-29's vast array of HMG's.
Included is also a special skin, by IFE.
The mission can be found here: http://mission4today.com/index.php?name ... ails&id=30
In the future I might develop a whole campaign for this aircraft.