09.10.2008, 17:54
Chaoic16 Wrote:PDelaney Wrote:This aircraft had also packed some serious firepower - It would be great to see the later shoki's modelled like the Ki-44-IIc: 2 x 12.7 mg's + 2 x 40mm Ho-301 cannon or the final production model the Ki-44-IIIb: 2 x 20mm cannon + 2 x 37mm cannon
pleeeease
If you find any more information about arament of Ki-44, please bring them here so I can update Ki-44 references at viewtopic.php?p=92640#92640. It only annoy modders if poeple just beg while doing nothng. So asking modder while bring references is much better, therefore will be helpful to modders.
Chaoic out...
Referenced from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_Ki-44
Variants
Quote:Ki-44 IIc
(Mark 2c) first version with heavy armament - four 20 mm Ho-3 cannons or two 12.7 mm Ho-103 machine guns and two 40 mm Ho-301 cannon.
Ki-44 IIIb
(Mark 3b) two 20 mm Ho-5 cannons and two 37 mm Ho-203 cannons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho-301_cannon
Quote:The Ho-301 was a Japanese 40 millimeter calibre autocannon that saw limited use during World War II, on Japanese Army Nakajima Ki-44 and Kawasaki Ki-45 KAI aircraft. It was unusual in using caseless ammunition. Although the effective range of the cannon was only 150 meters (490 ft), the Ho-301 was light and rapid-firing for its caliber. The caseless design revolved around a specially designed projectile, that was in effect a small rocket.
Up close n personal with a B29... mmm