The R2Y2 never flew cause it didn’t exist. The Kikka only 1 still exists. As only 2 were built.
There is still plenty of documentation for the Yamato. Little information proves the claim it was scrapped because we have nothing to go off by.
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Jet engines would make a difference.
The fuselage would roughly be the same but the wings would have to be straightened out. Those slightly curved angled wings wouldn’t do well with speed.
Do you have any photographic evidence of this vehicle existing in any capacity? I heard of other Manshu aircraft like キ71 that purportedly existed to the capacity that the allies knew of their doings, but it suffers from the same issue of lack of substantiation for its existence. If i remember this plane if it would have been built to any capacity is like their failed キ65 project
Personally, I couldn’t find photos of the Ki-98, although now I have an additional source, so I have to look more carefully
thats good one.
The R2Y2 was an actual proposal to turn the failed R2Y1 Recce aircraft into a Ground-Attack aircraft however it wasn’t built due to the war ending
Also the R2Y1 “crashed” due to burning down to the ground by it’s engines, it uses an engine setup similar to the VB.10’s
Would love to see this. I know its paper plane but we have J6K in the game which is also a prototype, paper plane. J6K1 Jinpu "Squall" - Implemented Suggestions - War Thunder - Official Forum
I wonder why gaijin accepted all planes in the past, now everything HAS to be historical and have photo.
There is still a photos of wooden mockup. Apparently it supposed to have to propellers - one in the back, second in the nose.
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Also it would be cool to have Ki-98 cousin the Mitsubishi J4M. Its another prototype which dont have any of photos. It was suggested in old forum: Mitsubishi J4M Senden (閃電"Flashing Lighting") - Japan - War Thunder - Official Forum
Japanese wiki: 閃電 (航空機) - Wikipedia
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not in the game yet? why
If anything, the J6K1 is already in the game, the Ki-93-I was only a mockup, and as for the J4M, maybe I will write about it someday
You mean this?
Yes, I made a mistake, I meant Ki-94-I. Additionally, I plan to write about the Ki-93b
Nice! I hope it will get aproved.
For now, these are only distant plans
Reviving this suggestion.
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The twin-boom design fighter is always very nice to see outside of the drawing board, but this one isn’t the Ki-98 in the suggestion, but rather the Ki-94-I.
Tachikawa Ki-94 - Wikipedia
IHYLS has a great video on this together with the proposed Mitsubishi J4M, would be great to be foldered together with the J7W Shinden. While all the pics we have of this are just of the wooden mockup, reports tell that there were parts like the fuselage and control surfaces that have already been manufactured. Problem is just that since the Ho 221 engine was still a prototype by that point and nevermind sending such an advanced engine to a small company in Manchuria thus the engine was never fitted and it never flew.
This is different to the R2Y2 which arguably (and I disagree) that its simply a paper plane since it is an R2Y1 fuselage. This however is an entirely new and unique one so it cannot be called a paper airplane by WT’s standards.
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All the mockup photos shown in the video are not the Ki-98. They are of the Ki-94-I.
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Much needed CAS around Rank IV for Japan.
If the prototype was partially complete, that’s good enough for me! Don’t know about for Gaijin, though…
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