Kawasaki Ki-100-Ib - The Last Samurai

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Kawasaki Ki-100-Ib (川崎 キ100乙 五式戦闘機)
The Kawasaki Ki-100-Ib is a modification of the Japanese Ki-100 fighter, which was created in 1945. 99 or 118 aircraft in this version were built. These planes served until the end of the war.
History
The Kawasaki Ki-100-Ib was developed to improve visibility for the pilot. It is not entirely known when the aircraft was developed, but it was put into production in May 1945. Between 99 and 118 aircraft in this version were built. These planes were used to defend Japan, where they performed very well thanks to better visibility. One of the surviving Ki-100-Ib with the number 163365 can be seen in the Royal Air Force Museum in London

Pictures for Ki-100-IB

Pictures Ki-100-Ib number 163365

Art about the Ki-100-Ib

Possible camouflages

Construction description
The Ki-100-Ib aircraft is very similar to the Ki-100-Ia that is already in the game, so I will describe the modifications that have been made to it.

1. Removed the cockpit fairing and installed a new “bubble” cockpit glazing
2. A new oil cooling system cover is used, which is located under the engine

Technical sketches

Comparison of Ki-100-Ib with Ki-100-Ia

Cockpit Photos

Armament
The Kawasaki Ki-100-Ib is armed with two 20 mm Ho-5 cannons in the nose with 200 rounds per cannon and two Ho-103 machine guns in the wings with a supply of 250 rounds per machine gun. Some planes had Ho-103 guns removed in order to reduce weight, which made the plane more maneuverable. The aircraft can be equipped with two 250 kg bombs or two 200-liter fuel tanks.

[How should an aircraft be armed?]

• 2 x 20mm Ho-5 cannons + 2 x 12.7mm Ho-103 machine guns
• 2 x 20mm Ho-5 cannons
• Ability to swap weapons
• No

Weapons Photos

General characteristics

• Crew: One
• Length: 8.82 m
• Wingspan: 12.00 m
• Height: 3.75 m
• Wing area: 20 m2
• Empty weight: 2,525 kg
• Gross weight: 3,495 kg
• Fuel capacity: 595 L l)
• Powerplant: 1 × Mitsubishi Ha-112-II 14-cylinder two row air-cooled radial engine, 1,120 kW (1,500 hp)
• Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propeller, 3.00 m diameter

Performance

• Maximum speed: 580 km/h
• Cruise speed: 400 km/h
• Range: 1,400 km on internal fuel only, 2,200 km with 2 x 200 L external droppable fuel tanks
• Service ceiling: 11,000 m
• Time to altitude: 6 minutes to 5,000 m

Armament

1. Fixed armament

• 2 × 20mm Ho-5 Nose-Mounted Cannons ( 200 rounds per cannon) and 2 × 12.7 mm wing-mounted Ho-103 machine guns ( 250 rounds per machine gun) or
• 2 x 20mm Ho-5 Nose-Mounted Cannons (400 rpg)

2. Bombs maximum load 500 kg

• 2 x 250 kg bomb

3. Fuel dump tanks

• 2 x 200 l dump tanks

Armour

• Self-sealing fuel tanks
• 16 mm armor plate on the headrest of the seat
• 12 mm armor plate behind the pilot’s seat

Summary
The Kawasaki Ki-100-Ib is a very interesting aircraft for Japan in War Thunder. Thanks to better visibility, it will be a pleasant fighter for simulator players. This aircraft was a terror of American fighters and bombers and is ideal for a training camp with the Ki-100-Ia, which is already in the game. I encourage you to discuss in the comments and to share your own knowledge on this subject.
Finally, I apologize for the linguistic and logical errors because unfortunately English is not my main language and I had to use google translator.

Internet sources

五式戦闘機 - Wikipedia
Kawasaki Ki-100 - Wikipedia
Kawasaki Ki-100 - RAF Museum
【キ100】五式戦闘機/川崎Kawasaki Ki-100 | 大日本帝国軍 主要兵器 (japanese-warship.com)
Уголок неба ¦ Kawasaki Ki-100 (airwar.ru)
Kawasaki Ki 100-Ib Goshiki-sen [Tony] : Kawasaki (valka.cz)
Pacific Wrecks - Kawasaki Ki-100 - Technical Information
Asisbiz Kawasaki Ki-100 I Otsu 111th Sentai 2nd Chutai White 80 Mamoru Tatsuda Gifu Japan 1945 Kawasaki Ki-100 - fighter (aviastar.org)
Kawasaki Ki-100: Photos, History, Specification (tvd.im)
Kawasaki Ki-100 Single-Seat, Single-Engine Monoplane Fighter Aircraft (militaryfactory.com)
Ki-100 Fighter - Interceptor, Kawasaki (airpages.ru)

Book sources

• Japanese Aircraft of Wolrld War II : 1937-1945 ,Thomas Newdick, Edition 2 2017, page 52-53
• La Aviacion Japonesa enla Segunda GuerraMundial page 199-201
  Aviones Japonese | PDF | Fuerzas aéreas del ejército de los Estados Unidos | Avión de combate (scribd.com)
• Kawasaki Ki-100 Army Type 5 Fighter (FAOW Old 36) | PDF | Military Aircraft | Aircraft Configurations (scribd.com)
• Kawasaki Ki-61 Ki-100 (Aircam Aviation 21) | PDF (scribd.com)

[jon_man1199]

A +1 from me, would be nice to see more Ki-100s!

[Teh0]

You got couple of mistakes there. Ho-5 ammo load was 2x200rpg, so 400 total. Armor was the same as in Ki-100-Ia, meaning 16mm upper plate and 12mm lower.

It is possible for the plane’s weight to slightly different to razorback variant, but there doesn’t seem to exist any records of it.

[CM1215]

+1

I’d love to see the mass-produced variant of the Ki-100 without the “razorback” type canopy. Especially because the only surviving Ki-100 is a Ib also.