Oscar
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Oscar is the Allied reporting name for the Nakajima Ki-43, a Japanese World War II fighter aircraft used extensively by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oscar canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Allied reporting name ⓘ |
| aircraftType | fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kawasaki Ki-45
ⓘ
surface form:
Army Type 1 Fighter
Hayabusa spacecraft ⓘ
surface form:
Hayabusa
Peregrine falcon ⓘ
surface form:
Peregrine Falcon
|
| armamentType | machine guns ⓘ |
| category | World War II Japanese fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| controlSurfaces | fabric-covered ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designGoal | superior maneuverability over speed and protection ⓘ |
| engineType | Nakajima Ha-25 radial engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1941 ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| fuselageConstruction | all-metal structure ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| introducedAs | Nakajima Ki-43 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Nakajima Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
high maneuverability
ⓘ
lightweight construction ⓘ long range ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 5,000 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operatorType | Axis power ⓘ |
| powerplantCategory | piston engine ⓘ |
| predecessor | Nakajima Ki-27 ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 2× 12.7 mm Ho-103 machine guns ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1941–1945 ⓘ |
| refersTo | Nakajima Ki-43 ⓘ |
| role |
air superiority fighter
ⓘ
fighter-bomber ⓘ interceptor ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| successor | Nakajima Ki-84 ⓘ |
| undercarriageType | retractable conventional landing gear ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
ⓘ
Manchukuo Imperial Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Manchukuo Air Force
Indian National Army ⓘ
surface form:
Provisional Government of Free India forces
Royal Thai Air Force ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Pacific War
ⓘ
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War (late stages)
|
| usedInTheater |
China Burma India Theater
ⓘ
surface form:
China-Burma-India theater
Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific theater
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| weakness |
lack of self-sealing fuel tanks in early versions
ⓘ
light armor protection ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.