Kawasaki Ki.102 ("Randy")
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The Kawasaki Ki-102 was designed in late 1943 to replace the Ki-45 Toryu in all its functions: heavy fighter, ground attack, and night fighter. It would have been an excellent replacement had its development not coincided with the increasing failure of Japan's war effort. A total of 241 of the fast two-engine planes were built in three versions. The Ki-102b (first to go into production) was designed for ground attack, and a total of 215 of this type were built. The Ki-102a was a heavy fighter, and 26 examples of this were built. The Ki-102c was the night fighter version, but it never got past the prototype stage.
Kawasaki Ki.102b
Type: Ground Attack
Service: Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF)
Crew: 2 (Pilot and radio-operator)
Armament: two 20 mm Ho-5 cannon in the fuselage belly
one 57 mm Ho-401 cannon in the nose
one rear-firing flexible 12.7 mm Ho-103 machine gun
two 551 lb (250 kg) bombs externally
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Specifications:
Length: 37' 6.75" (11.45 m)
Height: 12' 1.75" (3.7 m)
Wingspan: 51' 1" (15.57 m)
Wing area: 365.972 sq. ft (34 sq. m)
Empty Weight: 10,913 lbs (4950 kg)
Loaded Weight: 16,094 lbs (7300 kg)
Propulsion:
No. of Engines: 2
Powerplant: Mitsubishi Ha-112-II 14-cylinder radial
Horsepower: 1500 hp each
Performance:
Range: 1243 miles (2000 km)
Cruise Speed: n/a
Max Speed: 360 mph (580 km/h) at 19,685 ft (6000 m)
Climb to/in: 16,405 ft (5000 m) in 6 min 54 sec
Ceiling: 32,810 ft (10,000 m)
Production: approximately 238 Ki-102s total
Additional information on this aircraft can be
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here
(4 versions available on left).
Additional color schemes for this aircraft can be found here.
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