N1K2-J nerfed again (datamine)

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FM changes on the dev server have been datamined, and with them this little gem:

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This is despite every historical source I can find claiming far lower than this - like with the link below at 2657kg empty, from the online japanese archives. Scroll down to page 30 and you’ll see a handy table claiming as much.

https://www.jacar.archives.go.jp/das/image/C08011006300

Francillion’s “Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War” also confirms this:

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Anyone got more information on the N1K2s or know what the source material was for the stupidly high weight of 3125kg?

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empty weight excludes armament, oil and possibly more, but in game the criteria includes those, so it’s more important to ask, is the n1k1 shiden lighter or heavier in game than n1k2?

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Lighter. Both empty and loaded.