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The J2M2 boasts relatively good climb rates and top
medium bombers’ standards in other countries.
speeds; it is used mainly for Boom and Zoom attacks.
Relatively fast, decently armored and maneuverable,
With a pair of Type 99 Mark 2 cannons and a pair of
the Ki-49 is good for tactical strikes on ground targets
7.7mm MG to supplement it, this is essentially the
such as tanks and pillboxes, but strategic targets
same J2M3 airframe at BR 5.0 with a slightly weaker
might take a while due to its small bomb load.
armament (but still devastating nonetheless) and
without the turbocharger for high-altitude performance,
Suggested Research: A6M2 mod.11 → A6M2 → J2M2 →
which shouldn’t matter much at low to mid altitudes
G4M1 (prerequisite) → Ki-49-I → Ki-49-IIa → Ki-49-IIb
which is the norm in War Thunder arcade.
BEYOND 4.0
The Ki-49 bomber in its multiple variants, with slight
performance upgrades and defensive armament
The J2M3 Raiden, like the J2M2, is an interceptor
changes, remains largely the same bomber through
but improved with a turbocharger for high altitude
from BR 3.3 to 4.0. Although a medium bomber
performance. The armament is beefed up with
by Japanese classification, the useful bomb loads
a pair of Type 99 Mark 1 replacing the useless
are 4x250kg and 800kg bombs, considered light by
7.7mm MG at this stage in the J2M2 for a much
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