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Unfortunately for the Japanese air services, the tides
of war meant that conditions were too unfavourable to
produce advanced aircraft in large quantities in 19441945. Some prototypes and limited production runs
were achieved for newer designs could yet make an
Planes such as the Ki-44 and later versions of the Ki-
appearance in War Thunder, such as the A7M Reppu,
61 have been mooted for the Imperial Japanese Army
which would have been a considerable upgrade
fighter tree, with the Ki-51 assault plane and Ki-48 light
over the A6M Reisen series for the Navy tree.
bomber being added for the bomber tree. The navy
could eventually receive the D4Y Suisei dive bomber
There are also a few other mass production Japanese
and the upsized H8K2 flying boat for the bomber
planes that have not been represented as yet, which will
trees and something to fill the gaps in their fighter
fill out the Japanese tree more nicely considering that it
trees, like the N1K Kyofu early floatplane variant of
has the least planes out of the tech trees represented.
the same N1K2 Shiden-Kai fighter already in game.
By Chock Wee Boon
20 // War Thunder Community Magazine
The GameOn Magazine