Why is Ki-44 at such low br?

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@Renamed83048

and it’s climb rate is insane. with WEP and proper MSC, Ki-44 can easily maintain 25m/s climb at below 4km

Not in 2nd supercharger gear.

@Renamed83048

straight line speed and energy retention doesn’t stop Spitfire Mk 14 from being incredibly strong in BnZ, and neither will it be in the case of Ki-44

That is due to a combination of speed and climb rate, which many other aircraft have.

@Renamed83048

you already have this outrageous climb rate advantage

*at low alt

@Renamed83048

does an F-104A need to worry about energy retention?

Yes actually, because if it gets too slow it will be a free kill to subsonics. And in any case, this comparison is terrible since the F-104A is the fastest plane at its BR, the Ki-44-II is not.

@Renamed83048

and yet you can still reach 6km altitude in less than 5 minutes

As do many other fighters.

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Why is ki-44 at such low br? The answer to that is… it is because gaijin uses statistics to balance the aircraft. Just like f4f and F4U share the same 2.7BR.
Aircraft trading maneuverability for speed does worse due to the incompetent players. Ki-44 is maneuverable though. Ki-44-II Hei better go up to 4.3.
B…but Yak-3! Me109F-4! Other comparably op vehicles! Is a weak statement. They better know 3.7 vehicles exist more than 3 types.