Just like Russian lie about anything
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Hey, at least Russian tanks are scary in real life. I wouldn’t be scared of a Jap tin can.
desert storm and war in Ukraine tell me otherwise probably scary for it own crews
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Desert Storm was just Ground Pound Simulator. The air force did all the work, the US Army and Marines just took over AFTER the US Air Force did all the work.
Ukraine is different, if you were actually there instead of listening to that propaganda crap on the news, you would know. Everyone wants to talk about that Bradley that destroyed the gunner optic on a T-80, but yet Ukraine was losing all their gifted tanks in the most stupid of ways, because they don’t know how to actually run a bloody army. I was there, and my God were we given idiots to lead us. At least most of us were too high and too drunk to care about being thrown into the meat grinder.
I wish I could tell my Ukrainian friend this without him getting angry.
And yes Ukraine isn’t even reporting their loses just the Russian tanks (both sides do the same though).
Oh i forget infamous one the valley of tears that IDF using modified British Centurion got out numbered by T-55 and T-62 yet still manage to stop all of them
Russian tanks soooo scary hah?
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Mate, I probably had the best logistics in Ukraine simply because I was buying “fun stuff” from Amsterdam. The only reason the lads and I did majority of the stuff we were told to do is because we were all too high to even say different. Halfway through a skirmish my vision was being torn apart like one of those wicker baskets and I lived a lifetime as a blade of grass before realising, “oh wait, I’m being shot at”
Hell, there’s a reason Russia doesn’t have a “smack” epidemic anymore, and it’s because we all stole their stash. Hell, I knew a guy who smoked out of his rifle. Maybe that’s why Russia isn’t as effective anymore, we stole their stash and they don’t have a reason to keep going.
Tell your friend to go serve his country. I went down because my ex left me and I was bored of farming. Had the best time of my life: great food (well, considering we were on the brink of starvation at all times, any food tastes good), great friends (who will probably lose their lives by the end of the week), good entertainment (like “young ones” who will do the stupidest stuff and… now you have an extra magazine and you can swap rifles), and you forget all your troubles (by constantly worrying about artillery, drones, and trying not to frag your mates because who the hell can tell the difference between Ukrainian and Russian with zero hours of sleep and a massive hangover). And best of all, everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) will tell you how different you are (they won’t treat you like a war hero, but rather a loose cannon, because God forbid they leave you alone and not beg you to talk about your emotions).
I miss it.
He’s 16 but yeah.
And thank you for your service.
Oh boy I sure do love it when people intentionally derail topics about WWII Japanese aircraft…
(This goes for all of you participating in this convo)
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He’s old enough to fire a rifle
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As I undunderstand here isn’t any mention about automatic fire extinguisher, right?
「自動消火装置」
At one English there is said that Ki-61 Hei and others modifications had automatic fire extinguisher system for fuel tanks but now I am starting to think it was just imagination of foreign author because can’t see any proof for it especially in Japanese books. To be honest I don’t understand why army didn’t use extinguishers on their fighters but only on Ki-67. For example Navy used this systems on A6M5, J2M3, A7M, N1K and other planes.
Thank you for help.
P.S. don’t listen people here who didn’t do any reasearch or don’t have any interest in Japanese vehicles but make any statements based on emotions!
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Buff the Ki-200 :)
I agree!
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I hate that the Ki-200 we have ingame is a Frankenstein kitbash of the J8M1 and Ki-200
Stats of J8M1 but fuselage of the Ki-200
would be godly to recieve both as a foldered tier plane
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This is just extremely biased, nobody was putting a 5G limit on a frontline fighter halfway through WW2.
The 5G limits were well written in both Ki-44II’s flight manual and maintenance manual.
As well as the Ki-84’s manual:
It’s not that uncommon, early A6M also got a 5G limit, until the structural enhance was done in serial production of A6M2. Ta-152H also has a G limit of 5G.
If we assume a safety factor of 1.8, the plane might still likely be safe below 9G, but not fully guaranteed. But still not a good sign for an aircraft’s structural strength.
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This might help you become informed.
I am not an expert in aerodynamics, but I would like to introduce several sources regarding the Ki-44.
In the design of the Ki-44, the Nakajima Aircraft Company strengthened the rigidity of the main wings as much as possible to improve its dive speed. The structure of both the wings and the fuselage was made exceptionally robust for a Japanese fighter, capable of withstanding dive speeds of 700 to 800 km/h — an extraordinary standard at the time. The second prototype of the Ki-44, completed in April 1940, underwent three months of improvements and 250 hours of test flights at Nakajima Aircraft Industries, during which various design refinements were made. As a result, the aircraft achieved a top speed exceeding 600 km/h and, in a power dive at an altitude of 2,500 meters, recorded a speed of 850 km/h without suffering any damage to the airframe. At that time, the A6M2’s dive speed limit was around 670 km/h, highlighting the exceptional durability of the Ki-44.
“陸軍「隼」戦闘機 : 燦たり,不滅の翼 (第二次世界大戦ブックス ; 別巻6)” Yoshiro Ikari. 1973. pp. 125-127
Some American pilots who actually engaged in dogfights against the Ki-44 reported that its dive speed was high.
The TOJO (Ki-44) also has heavier construction, increased power, and higher diving speed. Variations in tactics have been adopted by Japanese pilots of these planes in accordance with such changes in flying characteristics.
“Report on Japanese fighter tactics” January 1945.
https://dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/4009733/1/20
Then, why does the Ki-44 pilot’s manual list a lower dive speed limit compared to the lighter A6M?
While Wikipedia is not considered a reliable source, according to the Japanese Wikipedia, the conservative Army Aviation Headquarters at the time did not fully understand the characteristics of a rugged heavy fighter, and therefore provisionally set a dive speed limit for the Ki-44 with a margin of safety, making it not much different from that of the Ki-43.
“Manuals for piloting.” Report No. 1b(11), USSBS Index Section 2. (Ki-46 Dinah, Ki-48-II Lily, Ki-44-II Tojo, Ki-43-II Oscar, Ki-67 Peggy, Ki-86 Cypress)
https://dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/8318149/1/1
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%8C%E5%BC%8F%E5%8D%98%E5%BA%A7%E6%88%A6%E9%97%98%E6%A9%9F
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While Wikipedia is not considered a reliable source, according to the Japanese Wikipedia, the conservative Army Aviation Headquarters at the time did not fully understand the characteristics of a rugged heavy fighter, and therefore provisionally set a dive speed limit for the Ki-44 with a margin of safety, making it not much different from that of the Ki-43.
Well I don’t quite understand why IJA would allow Ki-61 to have higher dive speed and G limits in the contemporary piloting manual (late 1943), despite ki-61 been a ‘light fighter’ and ki-44 been a ‘heavy fighter’ according to the IJA.