i mean we are doing free labor for gaijin by finding documents for them to fix, which is definitely a power move from Gaijin stand point
Researchers constantly on retainer for things that arent in active development costs a lot of money for little financial gain, its honestly the smartest option for them to crowd source at least for stuff from the late 90s early 00s backwards. Gonna be a lot less useful where we are currently headed.
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The gun never existed thats my point mate, its not what makes logical sense or not the plane was in flight testing.
It never mounted any weapons at all they dont even know if the blue print weapons would fit.
Regardless of why it was stopped.
The guns never factually existed as a tested weapon system, never mind fitted to the craft.
Nor were the weapons of the Kikka, infact the 105mm cannon did exist however eas never managed to fit.
Same as the kikkas guns.
The guns in my over 100 hours of research , were never built , nor trialed thus they never existed.
Whats difficult to see the contrast in the kikka existing in game with kh38mt, not talking balance or game impact im talking factual proven.
Agreed hence why im saying none of these things realistically should he in the game!.
Ill repeat this, the 30mm cannons designed for it, never were trialed, we have absolutely no ballistic reports for it.
They did not exist as a weapon system bar what was suggested for kikka.
Hell the original intended purpose of the kikka was to kamikaze, then just before cancelling it due to the war ending it was suggested to mount armerments.
It was never designed to intercept a B29 properly bar later suggestions.
The exact same issue with the kikka shows uow there isn’t a counter, nor positive argument which is my point.
The kh38ML exists and is used in service while the mt may have been trialed, or not.
We just do not know hence why they should not be implemented.
the gun existed
IJN’s Type 5 30mm Machine Gun
First ive seen of it, whats its ballistic characteristics, what ammunition selection.
Weight.?
Round velocity?
All you’ve linked me is a cropped photo of a 30mm cannon
Was it exclusively used/made for the Kikka?
770m/s, 30x122mm, 30mm HEI usually weight 345 grams, 500 round per min, belt fed, weights approximately 70kg, ~100–110 kJ at muzzle (based on mass and velocity)
afaik yes
Even the wt wikki has absolutely zero information on the 30mm cannon for the kikka other
Tan “A fighter variant for intercepting B-29s with improved Ne-20 Kai engines and two Type 5 30 mm cannons was under development during 1945, but the war ended before there was a prospect of completing it.”
However a quick google search shows the type 5 30mms were never intended for mounting in an aircraft and were naval mounted autocanmons
you cant use wt wiki they dont ever have anything useful lots
No, i stated above what it is
Seems like they were naval auto cannons. Kikka has hard proof that it flies right?
i gaved
yes fly only once tho
naval auto cannon no, 30×122 mm is specifically design for aircraft
theres a reason why it doesnt have lots of ammo, since its also belt fed
I spent over 100 hours reviewing kikka mate believe me it misses the criteria to exist in game
Then it should be alright, some other prototype do have guns when they never mounted IRL (but were meant for them)
The kikka flies as testef with the 500kg weight to simulate a bomv for ant8 ship purposes
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then you dont have as much free time as me. mate
Hardly it was never tested with the cannons.
Ir was flown as an interceptor of bombers