A special for the 5th anniversary of the Japanese Aircraft Tech Tree from before 1946

[Grzegames]

Today, March 10, 2026, has come, the day of the 5th anniversary since a new aircraft from the pre-1946 era was added to Japan’s tech tree.

Exactly 5 years ago, the Japanese fighter Mitsubishi A6M5 Hei was added to War Thunder in the Update 2.5 “Ixwa Strike”. Since then, no Tech Tree aircraft for Japan from before 1946 has been added.

That is why I decided in this post to present all Japanese airplanes from before 1946 that were ignored by Gaijin. Please honor them with 5 minutes of silence.

1. Aichi:

• Aichi AB-8 (B3A)
  
• Aichi B7A1 Model 11
  
• Aichi D1A1 Model 11
  
• Aichi D1A1 Model 12
  
• Aichi D1A2 Model 21
  
• Aichi AM-17 (D3A1 prototype)
  
• Aichi D3A2 Model 22
  
• Aichi HD-23 (Hispano-Suiza engine)
  
• Aichi HD-23 (BMW VIA engine)
  
• Aichi HD-25
  
• Aichi HD-26
  
• Aichi HD-28
  
• Aichi AB-2
  
• Aichi E3A1
  
• Aichi AB-5
  
• Aichi AB-6 (E7A)
  
• Aichi AB-7 (E8A)
  
• Aichi E10A1
  
• Aichi AB-12G
  
• Aichi E11A1
  
• Aichi E12A
  
• Aichi E13A1 Ko
  
• Aichi E13A1 Otsu
  
• Aichi AM-16
  
• Aichi AM-22 (E16A prototype)
  
• Aichi E16A1 Model 11
  
• Aichi E16A2 Model 12
  
• Aichi F1A1 prototype 1
  
• Aichi F1A1 prototype 2
  
• Aichi M6A1
  
• Aichi M6A1-K
  
• Aichi H9A1
  
• Aichi S1A1
  
  2. Arado:
• Arado Ar 196
  
  3. Avia:
• Avia BH-33
  
  4. Blackburn
• Blackburn Swift Mk. II
  
• Blackburn Lincock Mk. III
  
  5. Boeing
• Boeing Model 69B
  
• Boeing AXB1
  
• Boeing B-17D
  
  6. Breguet:
• Breguet 14B2
  
• Breguet 19A2B
  
• Breguet 19B2
  
  7. Brewster:
• Brewster B-339D
  
• Brewster B-339E
  
  8. Bristol:
• Bristol Blenheim Mk.I
  
• Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV
  
  9. Consolidated:
• Consolidated HXC1 (P2Y-1J)
  
  10. Curtiss:
• Curtiss P-40E
  
• Curtiss P-40N-5
  
• Curtiss P-1A
  
• Curtiss P-6A
  
  11. Curtiss-Wright:
• Curtiss-Wright CW-21B
  
• Curtiss-Wright CW-22B
  
• Curtiss-Wright SB2C-1
  
  12. Dewoitine:
• Dewoitine D1C1
  
• Dewoitine D27C1
  
• Dewoitine D.510J
  
  13. Douglas:
• Douglas DB-7B(C)
  14. Fairey:
• Fairey Pintail
  
  15. Farman:
• Farman Tei-1 (F-50)
  
• Farman Tei-2 (F-60 Salmson 9Az engine)
  
• Farman Tei-3 (F-60 Lorriane engine)
  
  16. Fiat:
• Fiat BR.20
  
  17. Fokker:
• Fokker C.V-B
  
• Fokker C.V-C
  
  18. Gloster:
• Gloster Sparrowhawk
  
  19. Grumman:
• Grumman AXG1 (FF-2)
  
• Grumman F6F-5
  
  20. Hanriot:
• Hanriot HD.15
  
  21. Hansa-Brandenburg
• Hansa-Brandenburg W.29
  
  22. Hawker:
• Hawker AXH1 (Nimrod I)
  
• Hawker Hurricane IIB Trop.
  
  23. Heinkel:
• Heinkel HD-56
  
• Heinkel He 66
  
• Heinkel AXHe1 (He 100 D-0)
  
• Heinkel A7He1 (He 112 V-5)
  
• Heinkel DXHe1 (He 118)
  
• Heinkel He 119
  
  24. Hiro:
• Hiro G2H1
  
• Hiro H1H1
  
• Hiro H1H2
  
• Hiro H1H3
  
• Hiro H2H1
  
• Hiro H3H1
  
• Hiro H4H1
  
• Hiro H4H2
  
  25. Ishikawajima:
• Ishikawajima T-2
  
• Ishikawajima T-3
  
  26. Junkers:
• Junkers/Aikoku No.1 (K-37)
  
• Junkers Ju-87 A-2
  
• Junkers Ju-88 A-4
  
  27. Kawanishi:
• Kawanishi K-11
  
• Kawanishi N1K1 prototype 1
  
• Kawanishi N1K1-J Model 11 Ko
  
• Kawanishi N1K1-J Model 11 Otsu
  
• Kawanishi N1K1-J Model 11 Hei
  
• Kawanishi N1K2-K
  
• Kawanishi N1K3-J Model 31
  
• Kawanishi N1K3-A Model 41
  
• Kawanishi N1K4-J Model 32
  
• Kawanishi N1K4-A Model 42
  
• Kawanishi N1K5-J Model 25/53
  
• Kawanishi H3K1
  
• Kawanishi H6K1 Model 1
  
• Kawanishi H6K2 Model 11
  
• Kawanishi H6K5 Model 23
  
• Kawanishi H8K1 Model 11
  
• Kawanishi H8K2 Model 12 late production
  
• Kawanishi H8K3 Model 22 prototype 2
  
• Kawanishi H8K4 Model 23
  
• Kawanishi E5K1
  
• Kawanishi E7K1
  
• Kawanishi E8K
  
• Kawanishi E13K
  
• Kawanishi K-10 (E15K prototype)
  
• Kawanishi E15K1 pre-production
  
• Kawanishi E15K1 Model 11
  
• Kawanishi K5Y1
  
• Kawanishi K5Y2
  
• Kawanishi K6K
  
  28. Kawasaki:
• Kawasaki Test Deck Scout
  
• Kawasaki Type 87
  
• Kawasaki Type 88
  
• Kawasaki Type 88 bomber
  
• Kawasaki KDN-1
  
• Kawasaki KDA-3
  
• Kawasaki Type 92
  
• Kawasaki KDA-6
  
• Kawasaki Ki-3
  
• Kawasaki Ki-5
  
• Kawasaki Ki-10-II Kai
  
• Kawasaki Ki-28
  
• Kawasaki Ki-45
  
• Kawasaki Ki-45 Kai prototype
  
• Kawasaki Ki-45 Kai Ko “Night fighter”
  
• Kawasaki Ki-45 Kai Bo
  
• Kawasaki Ki-48-I
  
• Kawasaki Ki-48-II Ko
  
• Kawasaki Ki-48-II Otsu
  
• Kawasaki Ki-48-II Hei
  
• Kawasaki Ki-60.01
  
• Kawasaki Ki-60.02
  
• Kawasaki Ki-60.03
  
• Kawasaki Ki-61 prototype
  
• Kawasaki Ki-61-I with suface evaporation cooling system
  
• Kawasaki Ki-61-II
  
• Kawasaki Ki-61-II Kai Otsu
  
• Kawasaki Ki-64
  
• Kawasaki Ki-66
  
• Kawasaki Ki-88
  
• Kawasaki Ki-91
  
• Kawasaki Ki-96 prototype 1
  
• Kawasaki Ki-100 Otsu
  
• Kawasaki Ki-102 Ko
  
• Kawasaki Ki-102 Otsu experimental
  
• Kawasaki Ki-102 Hei
  
• Kawasaki Ki-108
  
  29. Kokusai:
• Kokusai Ki-76
  
  30. Koshiki
• Koshiki-2
  
  31. Kyushu:
• Kyushu Q1W1
  
• Kyushu Q3W
  
• Kyushu K9W1
  
• Kyushu K11W1
  
• Kyushu K11W2
  
  32. Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov:
• LaGG-3 Serie 8 (VYa-23)
  
  33. Lockheed:
• Lockheed PV-2
  
• Lockheed PV-2D
  
• Lockheed Hudson
  
  34. Mansyū:
• Mansyū Ki-71
  
• Mansyū Ki-79 Ko
  
• Mansyū Ki-79 Otsu
  
• Mansyū Ki-98
  
• Mansyū Ki-116
  
  35. Martin:
• Martin 139W
  
• Martin 160
  
  36. Mitsubishi:
• Mitsubishi Type 10-1 (1MF1)
  
• Mitsubishi Type 10-1 (1MF2)
  
• Mitsubishi Type 10-2 (1MF3)
  
• Mitsubishi Type 10-2 (1MF4)
  
• Mitsubishi Type 10-2 (1MF5 Ko)
  
• Mitsubishi 1MF9
  
• Mitsubishi A3M (1MF10)
  
• Mitsubishi Ka-8
  
• Mitsubishi Ka-14
  
• Mitsubishi A5M1
  
• Mitsubishi A5M1 Ko
  
• Mitsubishi A5M2 Ko
  
• Mitsubishi A5M2 Otsu Early
  
• Mitsubishi A5M2 Otsu Late
  
• Mitsubishi A5M3 Ko
  
• Mitsubishi A5M4-K
  
• Mitsubishi A6M1
  
• Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 53-122
  
• Mitsubishi A6M3 with Type 2 30mm
  
• Mitsubishi A6M5-S
  
• Mitsubishi A6M7 Model 62
  
• Mitsubishi A6M7 Model 63
  
• Mitsubishi A6M8
  
• Mitsubishi A7M2 with 4 x Type 99
  
• Mitsubishi Type 10 (1MT1N)
  
• Mitsubishi B1M1
  
• Mitsubishi B1M2
  
• Mitsubishi B1M3
  
• Mitsubishi 2MT4
  
• Mitsubishi Type 93 (3MT5)
  
• Mitsubishi Type 93 (3MT5 Ko)
  
• Mitsubishi B2M1
  
• Mitsubishi B2M2
  
• Mitsubishi B3M
  
• Mitsubishi B4M
  
• Mitsubishi B5M1
  
• Mitsubishi G3M1 Model 11
  
• Mitsubishi G3M2 Model 21
  
• Mitsubishi G3M2 Model 22
  
• Mitsubishi G3M3 Model 23
  
• Mitsubishi G4M1 Model 11 (Mod. 1941)
  
• Mitsubishi G4M1 Model 11 (Mod. 1943)
  
• Mitsubishi G4M2 Model 22
  
• Mitsubishi G4M2 Model 22 Ko
  
• Mitsubishi G4M2 Model 22 Otsu
  
• Mitsubishi G4M2A Model 24
  
• Mitsubishi G4M2A Model 24 Ko
  
• Mitsubishi G4M2A Model 24 Otsu
  
• Mitsubishi G4M2A Model 24 Hei
  
• Mitsubishi G4M2e Model 24 Tei
  
• Mitsubishi G4M3 Model 34
  
• Mitsubishi G6M1
  
• Mitsubishi F1M1
  
• Mitsubishi J2M1
  
• Mitsubishi J2M2 with Type 2 30 mm
  
• Mitsubishi J2M3 with an additional gun
  
• Mitsubsihi J2M4 (Yokosuka)
  
• Mitsubishi J2M6
  
• Mitsubishi J8M1
  
• Mitsubishi K3M1
  
• Mitsubishi K3M2
  
• Mitsubishi K3M3
  
• Mitsubishi K7M
  
• Mitsubishi 1MF2 Hayabusa
  
• Mitsubishi Type 87 (2MB1)
  
• Mitsubishi 2MB2
  
• Mitsubishi 2MR1 Tobi
  
• Mitsubishi C1M1 (2MR1)
  
• Mitsubishi C1M2 (2MR2)
  
• Mitsubishi 2MR5
  
• Mitsubishi 2MR7
  
• Mitsubishi Type 92 (2MR8)
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-1-I
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-1-II
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-2-I
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-2-II
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-18
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-20
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-21 prototype
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-21-II Ko
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-21-II Otsu
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-30
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-33
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-46-II with Type 98 37mm
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-46-III Kai
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-46-III Otsu
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-46-III Otsu+Hei
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-46-IV Otsu
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-51
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-67 prototype
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-67 special long range version
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-67-I with Ha-104 Ru engine
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-67-II
  
• Mitsubishi Ki-109 prototype
  
  37. Nakajima:
• Nakajima A1N1
  
• Nakajima A1N2
  
• Nakajima A2N1
  
• Nakajima A2N2
  
• Nakajima A2N3
  
• Nakajima A3N1
  
• Nakajima A3N (NK1F)
  
• Nakajima A4N1
  
• Nakajima A5N
  
• Nakajima NAF-1
  
• Nakajima NAF-2
  
• Nakajima Kikka prototype
  
• Nakajima B4N
  
• Nakajima B5N1
  
• Nakajima B5N1-K
  
• Nakajima B6N3
  
• Nakajima C3N1
  
• Nakajima C6N1 with 20 mm
  
• Nakajima C6N1 with 30 mm
  
• Nakajima 6-shi
  
• Nakajima D3N1
  
• Nakajima E4N1
  
• Nakajima E4N2
  
• Nakajima E4N3
  
• Nakajima E8N1
  
• Nakajima E12N1
  
• Nakajima LB-2
  
• Nakajima G5N2
  
• Nakajima G10N
  
• Nakajima J1N1 Kai
  
• Nakajima J1N1-S
  
• Nakajima J1N1-Sa
  
• Nakajima J1N1-F
  
• Nakajima J5N prototype 3
  
• Nakajima J5N Kai
  
• Nakajima NC
  
• Nakajima Type 91-1
  
• Nakajima Type 91-2
  
• Nakajima JSSF
  
• Nakajima Ki-4
  
• Nakajima Ki-8
  
• Nakajima Ki-11
  
• Nakajima Ki-12
  
• Nakajima Ki-19
  
• Nakajima PE
  
• Nakajima Ki-27 Ko
  
• Nakajima Ki-43-II Otsu
  
• Nakajima Ki-43-II Hei (Kai)
  
• Nakajima Ki-43-III Ko
  
• Nakajima Ki-44-II experimental
  
• Nakajima Ki-44-II Ko
  
• Nakajima Ki-44-III
  
• Nakajima Ki-49-II Hei
  
• Nakajima Ki-58
  
• Nakajima Ki-84 prototype
  
• Nakajima Ki-84 Increased prototype
  
• Nakajima Ki-84-I Tei
  
• Nakajima Ki-84 Sa Go
  
• Nakajima Ki-84-II Ko
  
• Nakajima Ki-84-II Otsu
  
• Nakajima Ki-113
  
• Nakajima Ki-201
  
• Nakajima N-35
  
  38. Nieuport:
• Nieuport Ko-3 (24C1)
  
• Nieuport Ko-4 (29C1)
  
  39. Northrop:
• Northrop DXD1 (BT)
  
• Northrop BXN1 (2E)
  
• Northrop BXN2 (2F)
  
  40. North American:
• North American KXA-1 (NA-16-4R (NA-37)
  
• North American KXA-2 (NA-16-4RW (NA-47)
  
  41. Republic:
• Republic P-47D-28RE
  
  42. Royal Aircraft Factory:
• Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5A
  
  43. Polikarpow:
• Polikarpow I-152
  
• Polikarpow I-16 Type 10
  
  44. Potez:
• Potez 25A2
  
• Potez HXP1 (452)
  
  45. Rikugun:
• Rikugun Ki-93-I Ko
  
• Rikugun Ki-93-I Otsu
  
  46. Salmson:
• Salmson Otsu-1 (2A2)
  
  47. Savoia-Marchetti:
• Savoia-Marchetti SM.62
  
  48. Seversky:
• Seversky A8V1
  
  49. Short:
• Short 184
  
• Short 320
  
  50. Sopwith:
• Sopwith 1A2
  
• Sopwith 2
  
• Sopwith Pup
  
• Sopwith Schneider
  
• Sopwith Cuckoo T.MK.2
  
  51. SPAD:
• SPAD S.VII-C1
  
• SPAD S.XI-A2
  
• SPAD Hei-1 (S.XIII-C1)
  
• SPAD Hei-2 (S.XX-C2)
  
  52. Supermarine:
• Supermarine Southampton
  
  53. Tachikawa:
• Tachikawa Ki-36
  
• Tachikawa Ki-54 Otsu
  
• Tachikawa Ki-54 Tei
  
• Tachikawa Ki-55
  
• Tachikawa Ki-70
  
• Tachikawa Ki-74
  
• Tachikawa Ki-106.01
  
• Tachikawa Ki-106.02
  
  54. Tokyo Artillery Yard:
• Prototype three-seat light bomber
  
  55. Tokorozawa:
• Tokorozawa Ko-2
  
  56. Tupolev:
• Tupolev SB-2 Bis
  
  57. Vought:
• Vought O2U-1
  
• Vought AXV1 (V-143)
  
• Vought F4U-1D
  
  58. Watanabe:
• Watanabe K6W
  
• Watanabe E9W1
  
• Watanabe WS.103S
  
  59. Yokosuka:
• Yokosuka B3Y1
  
• Yokosuka B4Y1
  
• Yokosuka D3Y1-K
  
• Yokosuka D4Y1-C
  
• Yokosuka D4Y2-S
  
• Yokosuka D4Y2 with a turbocharger
  
• Yokosuka D4Y3
  
• Yokosuka D4Y3-S
  
• Yokosuka D4Y4
  
• Yokosuka E1Y1
  
• Yokosuka E1Y2
  
• Yokosuka E1Y3
  
• Yokosuka E5Y1
  
• Yokosuka E14Y1
  
• Yokosuka H5Y1
  
• Yokosuka Type 91
  
• Yokosuka P1Y1 prototype
  
• Yokosuka P1Y1 Ko
  
• Yokosuka P1Y1 Otsu
  
• Yokosuka P1Y1 Hei
  
• Yokosuka P1Y2
  
• Yokosuka P1Y1-S
  
• Yokosuka P1Y2-S
  

Thank you for sharing this 5th anniversary with me. It is very sad how many vehicles have been ignored. I apologize if there are mistakes on the list, it is really a huge amount of vehicles, so I could have made a mistake somewhere.

[SilentTracker]

@Grzegames

Today, March 10, 2026, has come, the day of the 5th anniversary since a new aircraft from the pre-1946 era was added to Japan’s tech tree.

Exactly 5 years ago, the Japanese fighter Mitsubishi A6M5 Hei was added to War Thunder in the Update 2.5 “Ixwa Strike”. Since then, no Tech Tree aircraft for Japan from before 1946 has been added.

That is why I decided in this post to present all Japanese airplanes from before 1946 that were ignored by Gaijin. Please honor them with 5 minutes of silence.

@侍KAMIKAZE侍 You might appreciate this thread 🙂

[Dont_hit_me]

Why kamikaze?

[Scärlett]

wow this very amazing work on the most fun and most interesting machinery of war post ever will done !!!

[Grzegames]

It was a huge amount of work. I’m not even sure if these are all the planes.

[Milashny_Koteyka]

@Grzegames

Aichi M6A1-K

looks most interesting within all of those. Much copypastes isnt needed, but im truly dissapointed that gaijin keeps such interesting planes like this one from us