- For PC
- For MAC
- For Linux
- OS: Windows 7 SP1/8/10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.2 GHz
- Memory: 4GB
- Video Card: DirectX 10.1 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 3600 and better
- Memory: 16 GB and more
- Video Card: DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i5, minimum 2.2GHz (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 6 GB
- Video Card: Intel Iris Pro 5200 (Mac), or analog from AMD/Nvidia for Mac. Minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i7 (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 8 GB
- Video Card: Radeon Vega II or higher with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Most modern 64bit Linux distributions
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 660 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months; the minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Ubuntu 20.04 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 1060 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD (Radeon RX 570) with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
In the Second World War, air-cooled radial engines were the most widely used in Japanese aviation. They were what engine builders designed and what aircraft designers built airplanes for. But even this rule has an exception: the Kawasaki company designed fighters for their very own inline liquid-cooled engines.
At the end of 1939, Kawasaki purchased a license to produce one of the best aircraft engines of the age, the Daimler-Benz 601, which was used on the Bf 109E and MC.202 Folgore, providing them with excellent flight characteristics. A group of designers led by Takeo Doi designed the Ki-61 for the new engine, which outwardly resembled the Bf 109 and MC.202, but was nonetheless an original project in its own right. With the same engine power, the Ki-61 was faster than the much-lauded Emil, and all kinds of armament could be installed on its wing: from 7 mm machine guns to 30 mm cannons.
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All the same, the Ki-61’s fate ended in tragedy. By 1942, its engine had already become outdated, and in terms of reliability, the Japanese version was inferior to the German. The situation worsened with difficult weather conditions and the qualification of service personnel in the army air force, and in 1945, the engine construction factory was almost completely destroyed as a result of a bombing attack, putting a stop to Ki-61 manufacturing. All this led to the creation of the Ki-100 fighter based on the Ki-61, with its engine replaced by a radial air-cooled engine. However, as a result of this, the Ki-100’s maximum speed was reduced in comparison to that of the Ki-61-II. On the other hand, its maneuverability, rate of climb, reliability and survivability all increased.
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Based on the series-produced Ki-100-Ib, by August 1945 three Ki-100-IIs were built with turbochargers and a methanol injection system for WEP. These were the most modern aircraft of their type, capable of intercepting enemy bombers at a great altitude. Because of the end of the war, these planes did not go into large-scale series production.
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In War Thunder, the Ki-100 fighter is worthy of any player. Statistically, in its battle rating the Ki-100 is the most successful fighter in terms of battle losses to enemies downed. There is a number of reasons for that. The Ki-100 is well armed and easy to accurately fire from: it has two cannons mounted in the fuselage with more than enough ammo. Its radial engine not only has increased survivability thanks to its air-cooling system, but also more effectively covers the pilot from the front thanks to its increased size in comparison with inline engines.
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Yet its BR is lower than the last Ki-61s. )))))
Haha why have only UFO when you can UFO-II
"Ki-100-II - The last of the Ki-61 family" surely the "last" in the development chornology but definitly not the "last" that has still not been added to the game, what about the Kai versions of the Ki-61-I and II? and the Ki-61-III prototype?
Cool, thanks for the info!
Thanks
Pls fix the BR for the Ki-61s. Hei is at 5.0 while the otsu sits at 3.0, while flight performance is almost exactly the same. Where's the logic in that?
Different weaponry , that's the logic behind that.
Taiidan_Triikor, That logic is ridiculous. The corsair changes from 3.7 to 4.7 from 6 12.7mm to 4 20mm. The Ki-61 changes from 4 12.7mm to 2 20mm while keeping 2 12.7mm. The preformance stays the same but you add on 2 full br? That plane its self doesn't preform well at all at that br in the slightest. It just shows Gaijin's bias against Japan, even though their name is Japanese. Kinda hypocritical no?
My god, I love the Ki-100, I test drove the Ki-100-2 a few times (didn't buy it), but it looks really fun :) Hey by the way what happened... no news on devblog for 5 days... and pleeeeease Gaijin just give us ships already I remember in October you told us that the Navy would be released soon, now it's January, and still nothing. Please guys, I wasn't in the Beta like a majority of players, just release it I beg you!
this is a great looking machine with excelsior fighting ability, bought it during Christmas sale, definitely worth it
Where's my Ki-61-II...
I mean Ki-61-II Kai
Still waiting for that Ki-61-II Kai
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