Ki-83 - Revision history

U38088265: /* Offensive armament */ Updated

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‎Offensive armament: Updated

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U48664895: Updated description

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2023-06-05T18:49:11Z

"kph" has been updated to "km/h, " a correct abbreviation of speed in the metric system.

U44629479: /* Media */ Added Shooting Range episode

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‎Media: Added Shooting Range episode

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 == Description ==
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-In May of 1943, a specification was sent out by the IJAAS (Imperial Japanese Army Air Service) for a long-range heavy fighter. Tomio Kubo, the designer of the successful Ki-46, and his team took the task of building a plane to meet this specification. Work on the Ki-83 began shortly after the failure of the single-engine Ki-73. The Ki-83 would have two turbocharged 18-cylinder engines each producing a sufficient 2,200 hp. The Japanese conducted test flights with four prototypes during late 1944 and early 1945, however, the bombing campaigns hampered the program. In testing, the Ki-83’s sleek airframe and powerful engines could reach an impressive 32,000 feet (9,753 meters) in under 10 minutes. However, continued struggles with logistics and supplies severely hampered the Japanese war effort and the Ki-83 program as a whole. Three prototypes were reportedly destroyed and the last one was seized by America. After a performance evaluation was conducted by the U.S., it was last seen at what is now called O’Hare Airport and was unfortunately most likely scrapped.
+In May of 1943, a specification was sent out by the IJAAS (Imperial Japanese Army Air Service) for a long-range heavy fighter. Tomio Kubo, the designer of the successful Ki-46, and his team took the task of building a plane to meet this specification. Work on the Ki-83 began shortly after the failure of the single-engine Ki-73. The Ki-83 would have two turbocharged 18-cylinder engines each producing a sufficient 2,200 hp. The Japanese conducted test flights with four prototypes during late 1944 and early 1945, however, the bombing campaigns hampered the program. In testing, the Ki-83's sleek airframe and powerful engines could reach an impressive 32,000 feet (9,753 meters) in under 10 minutes. However, continued struggles with logistics and supplies severely hampered the Japanese war effort and the Ki-83 program as a whole. Three prototypes were reportedly destroyed and the last one was seized by America. After a performance evaluation was conducted by the U.S., it was last seen at what is now called O'Hare Airport and was unfortunately most likely scrapped.
 Introduced in [[Update 1.57 "Battle March"]], the '''{{Specs|name}}''' is an incredibly powerful twin-engine fighter. It has the best climb rate for a propeller-driven aircraft and with an air spawn, it will be one of the highest planes in a match.  It also has an imposing amount of armament with two 30 mm and two 20 mm cannons mounted within the nose with an ample amount of ammunition. The Ki-83 does have access to two 50 kg bombs but they are incredibly weak and not worth the performance detriment. The Ki-83 is a very dangerous aircraft in the right hands with its immense performance, guns, and manoeuvrability.
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 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
-* 2 x 30 mm Ho-155 cannons, nose-mounted (80 rpg = 160 total)
+* 2 x 30 mm Ho-155 cannons, nose-mounted (100 rpg = 200 total)
-* 2 x 20 mm Ho-5 cannons, nose-mounted (160 rpg = 320 total)
+* 2 x 20 mm Ho-5 cannons, nose-mounted (200 rpg = 400 total)
 === Suspended armament ===

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 == Description ==
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-In May of 1943, a specification was sent out by the IJAAF (Imperial Japanese Army Air Force) for a long-range heavy fighter. Tomio Kubo, the designer of the successful Ki-46, and his team took the task of building a plane to meet this specification. Work on the Ki-83 began shortly after the failure of the single-engine Ki-73. The Ki-83 would have two turbocharged 18-cylinder engines each producing a sufficient 2,200 hp. The Japanese conducted test flights with four prototypes during late 1944 and early 1945, however the bombing campaigns hampered the program. In testing, the Ki-83’s sleek airframe and powerful engines could reach an impressive 32,000 feet (9,753 meters) in under 10 minutes. However, continued struggles with logistics and supplies severely hampered the Japanese war effort and the Ki-83 program as a whole. Three prototypes were reportedly destroyed and the last one was seized by America. After a performance evaluation was conducted by the U.S., it was last seen at what is now called O’Hare Airport and was unfortunately most likely scrapped.
+Introduced in [[Update 1.57 "Battle March"]], the '''{{Specs|name}}''' is an incredibly powerful twin-engine fighter. It has the best climb rate for a propeller-driven aircraft and with an air spawn, it will be one of the highest planes in a match.  It also has an imposing amount of armament with two 30 mm and two 20 mm cannons mounted within the nose with an ample amount of ammunition. The Ki-83 does have access to two 50 kg bombs but they are incredibly weak and not worth the performance detriment. The Ki-83 is a very dangerous aircraft in the right hands with its immense performance, guns, and manoeuvrability.
 == General info ==

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-In May of 1943, a specification was sent out by the JAAF (Japanese Army Air Force) for a long-range heavy fighter. Tomio Kubo, the designer of the successful Ki-46, and his team took the task of building a plane to meet this specification. Work on the Ki-83 began shortly after the failure of the single-engine Ki-73. The Ki-83 would have two turbocharged 18-cylinder engines each producing a sufficient 2,200 hp. The Japanese conducted test flights with four prototypes during late 1944 and early 1945 however bombing campaigns hampered the program. In testing, the Ki-83’s sleek airframe and powerful engines could reach an impressive 32,000 feet (9,753 meters) in under 10 minutes. However, continued struggles with logistics and supplies severely hampered the Japanese war effort and the Ki-83 program as a whole. Three prototypes were reportedly destroyed and the last one was seized by America. After a performance evaluation was conducted by the U.S., it was last seen at what is now called O’Hare Airport and was unfortunately most likely scrapped.
+In May of 1943, a specification was sent out by the IJAAF (Imperial Japanese Army Air Force) for a long-range heavy fighter. Tomio Kubo, the designer of the successful Ki-46, and his team took the task of building a plane to meet this specification. Work on the Ki-83 began shortly after the failure of the single-engine Ki-73. The Ki-83 would have two turbocharged 18-cylinder engines each producing a sufficient 2,200 hp. The Japanese conducted test flights with four prototypes during late 1944 and early 1945, however the bombing campaigns hampered the program. In testing, the Ki-83’s sleek airframe and powerful engines could reach an impressive 32,000 feet (9,753 meters) in under 10 minutes. However, continued struggles with logistics and supplies severely hampered the Japanese war effort and the Ki-83 program as a whole. Three prototypes were reportedly destroyed and the last one was seized by America. After a performance evaluation was conducted by the U.S., it was last seen at what is now called O’Hare Airport and was unfortunately most likely scrapped.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese twin-engine fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.57 "Battle March"]].
 == General info ==

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 However, sometimes you will find yourself in a situation with an enemy on your 6. Now is the time to use one of the Ki-83's most surprising strengths -- its agility. Use a mixture of pitch changes (nosing up or down) and rolls to shake off the opponent's aim if they are diving on you to force them to overshoot. If you're lucky, you may even get a firing solution on them as they zoom away. Be cautious though, the late war props and jets that you will face at this BR can often out climb you if they had the energy advantage first.
-Should a situation arise in which you need to dogfight an enemy, this is not the worst plane to be in for this scenario. Combat flaps can be deployed at speeds under 525 kph (352 mph), and landing flaps under 425 kph (265 mph). The Ki-83 shines most in a horizontal turning fight (especially with landing flaps deployed), as a vertical turning engagement can often bleed speed too fast and leave the Ki-83 a sitting duck to a plane that is more adept at vertical manoeuvres, such as a Spitfire.
+Should a situation arise in which you need to dogfight an enemy, this is not the worst plane to be in for this scenario. Combat flaps can be deployed at speeds under 525 km/h (352 mph), and landing flaps under 425 km/h (265 mph). The Ki-83 shines most in a horizontal turning fight (especially with landing flaps deployed), as a vertical turning engagement can often bleed speed too fast and leave the Ki-83 a sitting duck to a plane that is more adept at vertical manoeuvres, such as a Spitfire.
 When engaging bombers, be wary of their gunners and aim for their tails (to disable elevator control) and engines (to either break their wings, set their fuel on fire, or knock out engines). If you have the opportunity to engage the bomber head-on, take it. Aim for the pilots for a quick and easy pilot snipe. Do mind that the velocity on your 30 mm guns' tracer and standard high explosive shells are very different, the tracers have a speed of 920 m/s whereas the more effective ones have only 720, so aiming your tracers a little high can have better results than trying to land the visible shells on the target. This problem can be eliminated by mounting the all-tracers belt (made up exclusively of high explosive tracer rounds), which share the same ballistic properties and cause decent damage on hit (although less than the HE-F shells). Mounting the ground targets belt (in which all shells have the same speed, although 2 out of every 3 are much less effective against aircraft, particularly at range) or even the stealth belt, which is mostly comprised of shells sharing the same low velocity and lacks the misleading tracer phenomenon.
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 * Great top speed at all altitudes
 * Extraordinary energy retention
-* High red-line speed, can go over 800 kph in a dive
+* High red-line speed, can go over 800 km/h in a dive
 * Fast at diving
 * Arguably Japan's top propeller-driven fighter
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=ki-83 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 * ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
 ;Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
 * [[J5N1]]

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 == See also ==
-'''Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era'''
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 * Hard to cool the engines down if they are damaged
 * Below-average rate of roll
-* Very high repair cost of 28,000 Silver Lions
+* High repair cost in RB/SB
 == History ==