ARTICLE
BR2.0
The Ki-45 Toryu series of heavy fighters (and its
replacement, the Ki-102) come with a mish-mash of
Recommended Lineup: Ki-43-I, Ki-43-II, Ki-45 Ko, D3A1
high-caliber gun types, while the flight performance is
or B5N2, Ki-21-Ia (2 fighters, 1 heavy fighter, 2 bombers)
actually decent for a heavy fighter, with decent climb
rates and maneuverability. Later ones have bigger
The Ki-21-Ia medium bomber, a new addition in 1.49, is
cannons which can be devastating against enemy planes
a much more capable bomber than the dive bombers
if you score a hit, but the low rate of fire, high recoil and
that you already have, and can win you matches easily
huge drop at longer ranges make it difficult to actually
especially if you’re sent into games where you’re not
hit something. These rounds should NOT be used
ranked at the bottom in terms of BR. The 19x50kg bomb
against armored ground targets; they are more suited
load can end games fairly quickly if enemies are not too
for hitting slow moving aerial targets like bombers.
careful about you, with the plane offering a relatively
tough structure, decently defended with gunners and
The Ko variant, at BR 2.0, comes with 1x20mm
neat flight characteristics for an early bomber.
cannon and 2x12.7mm MG, which is decent enough
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