Nakajima Ki-43
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The Nakajima Ki-43 was a highly maneuverable Japanese single-engine fighter aircraft of World War II, widely used in the early and mid-war years across multiple Asian and Pacific battlefronts.
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| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
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fighter aircraft → single-engine aircraft → |
| alliedReportingName |
Oscar
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| armament |
2× 12.7 mm Ho-103 machine guns (later variants)
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2× 7.7 mm machine guns (early variants) → |
| bombLoad |
up to 2× 250 kg bombs (typical maximum)
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| combatUse |
air superiority missions
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escort missions → ground-attack missions → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| countryOfOrigin |
Japan
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| crew |
1
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| designFeature |
butterfly flaps to enhance maneuverability
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| emptyWeight |
around 1,900 kg depending on variant
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| engineType |
Nakajima Ha-25 radial engine
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| era |
early World War II Japanese fighter design
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| firstFlight |
1939
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| front |
China-Burma-India Theater
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Pacific Theater → Southeast Asian Theater → |
| hardpoints |
underwing bomb racks
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| height |
about 3.3 m
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| introducedAsReplacementFor |
Nakajima Ki-27
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| landingGear |
retractable conventional landing gear
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| length |
about 8.9 m
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| manufacturer |
Nakajima Aircraft Company
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| maxSpeed |
approximately 530 km/h (330 mph) depending on variant
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| notableCharacteristic |
high maneuverability
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lightweight construction → long-range capability → relatively light armament → |
| numberBuilt |
over 5,000
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| operator |
French Air Force (postwar, captured)
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Imperial Japanese Army Air Force → Manchukuo Imperial Air Force → People's Liberation Army Air Force → Revolutionary Indonesian Air Force → Royal Thai Air Force → |
| powerplantConfiguration |
single-engine
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| primaryRole |
fighter
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| productionPeriod |
early 1940s
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| range |
approximately 1,700 km (1,060 mi) depending on variant
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| serviceCeiling |
approximately 11,000 m (36,000 ft) depending on variant
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| serviceEntry |
1941
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| successor |
Nakajima Ki-84
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| usedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
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| wingConfiguration |
low-wing monoplane
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| wingspan |
about 10.8 m
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Nakajima Ki-44
("Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa")
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developedFrom |
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Nakajima Ki-27
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successor |
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Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
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usedAircraft |