Talk:Kawasaki Ki-100

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[edit] One of the Best?

Can anyone here verify some of the claims made by the article? It claims to be one of the best aircraft in WWII but it is not very well known. While it's predecessor, the "Tony", was well-known for its manuverability, it was also very lightly armed. So it's possible that this plane was also very manuverable and a great plane. However, some confirmation of these claims would be nice. Comatose51 04:43, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

Agree - it's seems to be somewhat over the top. Megapixie 13:48, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

I have found this in at least two sources, so I will try to add cites within a week or 2. If someone has a source to the contrary, they are welcome to cite it also. As to why this is not well-known, it was a stop-gap measure enacted near the end of the war to deal with an engine shortage for the Ki-61, illustrating that necessity is indeed the mother of invention. Btw, none of the article is sourced, so I'll try to do that at the same time. - BillCJ 20:36, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 14 Hellcats destroyed?

The comment stating "In one encounter over Okinawa, one Ki-100-equipped unit destroyed 14 Hellcats without losses to themselves." is a myth I believe. Myself and others have never been able to find combat reports to substantiate this claim. So while it has become widespread, I don't believe there is any truth to this remarkable claim.

Cite added, as I have no idea when the above was posted. Will remove the item from the text after 1 week. - BillCJ 20:36, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

The description of this aircraft in combat simulation game "Fighter Ace" by Microsoft mentions an air battle in which a Ki-100 unit scrambled to defend it`s airfield and destroyed 14 Hellcats, but to the loss of 2 Ki-100s of which one (piloted by an 8 kill ace pilot "Captain (Tsutae?) Obara") was lost in a collision with a Hellcat. However this battle was described as one of the last of the war (happening a few weeks before Hiroshima if I recall correctly) so it rules out the possibility that it happened over Okinawa. I don`t know the credibility of this claim, but I thought It might be worth bringing it to your attention.

Veljko Stevanovich 20. Dec. 2006. 01:35 UTC+1

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