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The Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (屠龍, "Dragon Slayer") was a two-seat, twin-engine fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. The army gave it the designation "Type 2 Two-Seat Fighter"; the Allied reporting name was "Nick".
In response to the rapid emergence in Europe of twin-engine heavy fighters such as the Messerschmitt Bf 110, the army ordered development of a twin-engine, two-seat fighter in 1937, and assigned the proposal by Kawasaki Shipbuilding the designation of Ki-38. This only went as far as a mock up, but by December of that year, the army ordered a working prototype as the Ki-45, which first flew in January 1939. Results from the test flights, however, did not meet the army's expectations. The Ha-20 Otsu engine was underpowered and failure-prone, while the airframe suffered from nacelle stall.
The Ki-45 did not enter use, but the army, insistent on having a working twin-engine fighter, ordered Kawasaki to continue development. Kawasaki responded by replacing the engines with the proven Nakajima Ha-25. Flight tests were promising.
In October 1940, the army ordered continued improvements such as switching to 805 kW (1,080 hp) Mitsubishi Ha-102 engines. This craft, designated Ki-45 Kai, was complete in September 1941 and was officially adopted for use by the army in February 1942 as the "Type 2 Two-Seat Fighter"'.
Ki-45 KAIa
| Kawasaki Ki-45 KAIa "Toryo" "Nick" | |
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| File:Ki-45 KAIa.jpg | |
| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Speed | 540 km/h |
| Category | Heavy Fighter |
| General Ingame Information | |
| Used by | Japan |
| Guns | See table |
| Bombs | See table |
| Seat 2 | See table |
| Historical Picture | |
| [[File:{{{History Picture}}}|300px]] | |
The KAIa was the first variant. The armament was one forward-firing 20 mm Ho-3 gun and two 12.7 mm Ho-103 mg's in the nose. For protection behind, there was a 7.7 mm Type 98 as rear gun. It was possible to carry two drop tanks or two 250kg bombs on underwing racks. In FHSW this aircraft is available with two Type 2 HEAT Cluster bombs.
It went in service in August 1942 and for first use in October 1942. It will soon know by the allieds as the Nick.
| Left Mouse Click | Right Mouse Click | Seat 2 | |
| Option 1 | 2x 12.7 mm Ho-103 | 1x 20 mm Ho-3 | 1x 7.7 mm Type 98 |
| Option 2 | 1x 20 mm Ho-3 2x 12.7 mm Ho-103 |
2x 250 kg bombs | 1x 7.7 mm Type 98 |
| Option 3 | 1x 20 mm Ho-3 2x 12.7 mm Ho-103 |
2x Type 2 HEAT Cluster bombs | 1x 7.7 mm Type 98 |
Ki-45 KAIb
| Kawasaki Ki-45 KAIb1 "Toryo" "Nick" | |
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| File:Ki-45 KAIbv.jpg | |
| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Speed | 540 km/h |
| Category | Heavy Fighter |
| General Ingame Information | |
| Used by | Japan |
| Guns | See table |
| Bombs | See table |
| Seat 2 | See table |
| Historical Picture | |
| [[File:{{{History Picture}}}|300px]] | |
The second variant was the KAIb and was more for ground-attack/antishipping purpose. Again the same armament nearly like the KAIa. It have two 20 mm Ho-3 guns and the 12.7 mm Ho-103 mg's are removed and replace by a 37mm Ho-98 canon. A number of alternative weapon installations were tried experimentally, including the use of a 75mm cannon for attacks on shipping. In FHSW this aircraft is also available with two Type 2 HEAT Cluster bombs or with two 250 kg bombs.
| Left Mouse Click | Right Mouse Click | Seat 2 | |
| Option 1 | 2x 20 mm Ho-3 | 1x 37 mm Ho-98 | 1x 7.7 mm Type 98 |
| Option 2 | 2x 12.7 mm Ho-103 1x 37 mm Ho-98 |
2x 250 kg bombs | 1x 7.7 mm Type 98 |
| Option 3 | 2x 12.7 mm Ho-103 1x 37 mm Ho-98 |
2x Type 2 HEAT Cluster bombs | 1x 7.7 mm Type 98 |
Ki-45 KAIc
| Kawasaki Ki-45 KAIc "Toryo" "Nick" | |
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| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Speed | 540 km/h |
| Category | Heavy Fighter |
| General Ingame Information | |
| Used by | Japan |
| Guns | See Table |
| Bombs | See Table |
| Special abilities | Radar available |
| Seat 2 | See Table |
| Historical Picture | |
| [[File:{{{History Picture}}}|300px]] | |
One of the most used veriants ingame is the KAIc. This was night fighter variant. Yeah.... we know each nightfighter ingame have radars and this one have it not, but a single KAIc flew with centimetric radar shortly before the end of the war. The need grows after the Consoldiated B-24 Liberators more be used for night bombings. Thus the night-fighting capability of the type was discovered, leading to development of the Ki-45 KAIc night-fighter, which proved to be one of the most successful Japanese aircraft in this category. In 1944 it went in service as the only army-night fighter of the war. Armament are one forward firing 20 mm Ho-3 and two forward firing 37 mm Ho-203. The reargunner have a 7.7 mm Type 98 gun. Possible to equip the aircraft with two 250 kg bombs and in FHSW also available with two Type 2 HEAT Cluster bombs. Production of the Ki-45 KAIc got underway at Kawasaki's Akashi plant in March 1944, the first aircraft being completed the following month.
The aircraft show himself as a very well interceptor when the Americans attack with 15 B-29's on June 15. Eight KAIc's shot down eight bombers. At that time about 40 Ki-45 KAIc fighters had been completed. 477 KAIc are been produced in nearly one year!
| Left Mouse Click | Right Mouse Click | Seat 2 | |
| Option 1 | 1x 20 mm Ho-3 | 2x 37 mm Ho-203 | 1x 7.7 mm Type 98 |
| Option 2 | 1x 20 mm Ho-3 2x 37 mm Ho-203 |
2x 250 kg bombs | 1x 7.7 mm Type 98 |
| Option 3 | 1x 20 mm Ho-3 2x 37 mm Ho-203 |
2x Type 2 HEAT Cluster bombs |
1x 7.7 mm Type 98 |
Ki-45 KAId
| Kawasaki Ki-45 KAId "Toryo" "Nick" | |
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| File:Ki-45 KAId.jpg | |
| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Speed | 540 km/h |
| Category | Heavy Fighter |
| General Ingame Information | |
| Used by | Japan |
| Guns | 1x 20 mm Ho-3 1x 37mm Ho-203 2x 20 mm Ho-3 (30° ↑) |
| Historical Picture | |
| [[File:{{{History Picture}}}|300px]] | |
Ki-45 KAIe
| Kawasaki Ki-45 KAIe "Toryo" "Nick" | |
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| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Speed | 540 km/h |
| Category | Heavy Fighter |
| General Ingame Information | |
| Used by | Japan |
| Guns | 1x 40 mm Ho-301 2x 20 mm Ho-3 (30° ↑) |
| Historical Picture | |
| [[File:{{{History Picture}}}|300px]] | |
Ki-45 Ho-204
| Kawasaki Ki-45 KAI with 37 mm Ho-204 | |
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| File:Ki-45 KAI204.jpg | |
| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Speed | 540 km/h |
| Category | Heavy Fighter |
| General Ingame Information | |
| Used by | Japan |
| Guns | 1x 20 mm Ho-5 1x 37 mm Ho-204 |
| Seat 2 | 1x 7.7 mm Type 98 |
| Historical Picture | |
| [[File:{{{History Picture}}}|300px]] | |
Ki-45 Ho-401
| Kawasaki Ki-45 KAI with Ho-401 | |
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| File:Ki-45 Ho401.jpg | |
| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Speed | 540 km/h |
| Category | Heavy Fighter |
| General Ingame Information | |
| Used by | Japan |
| Guns | 1x 20 mm Ho-5 1x 57 mm Ho-401 |
| Historical Picture | |
| [[File:{{{History Picture}}}|300px]] | |
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