This thing is unstoppable. I love luring spitfires into turnfights, or throwing myself into 3v1s and then promptly running out of ammo, having to just bait for teammates until i can find an opening to run back to base and rearm :')
I played both World of Warplanes, and now War Thunder, and in both games, this plane is just incredibly manoeuvrable ! It is like having dogfighting with an Extra 330 against Spitfires, Mustangs and Bf109 !
@Colin Walker yeah man I get what you're saying. But I don't face a lot of those players anymore. And I have rarely got into 1v1s in my Ki-43. They used real teamwork to get the drop on me. One would make a pass and dive out; I would have to dodge him, which would put me in an easy position for the second guy to attack.
I adore this plane. All too often I just get boom and zoomed, I need to learn how to syphon their energy off still, but this is the plane I turn to when I've been having bad games and need some fun in my War Thunder day. It even lobs 2x250kgs in Ground RB if you're into that.
More prop footage please! In addition to more Ki-43, I'd also like to see a plane with Hispanos as the air belts were apparently fixed. Maybe the cannon Mustang or Whirlwind?
I still remember my first couple encounters with this thing. I came in with a slight energy advantage, missed my shots and started to climb away. Suddenly tracers were zipping by my cockpit and it was stuck to my tail. I couldn’t believe it was able to catch up like that!
never stop making these videos, they are so good at bringing knowledge about planes' weaknesses and strengths of nations we dont play. even though anything you fly look like monster killing machines :D
I like the Japanese planes but I do tend to find that games end in one of two scenarios, either the enemy are dumb and your entire team slaughters them instantly or the enemy team are smart, slaughter your team and then you have a very difficult carry on your hands.
This was the first plane I actually enjoyed flying when I started playing the japanese air tree, the early Type 99 cannons on the A6M's are just garbage, the 12.7mm-Machineguns are also pretty trash and I just didn't enjoy flying the Ki-61's in any way. Ki-43-II otsu carried me all the way to the A7M2, which is where we went seperate ways.
I hated flying the ki61 but I find the type 99 model 1 to serve me well I just need to get a lot closer As for the heavy machine guns they recently got buffed and the stealth ammo on them is cracked at killing planes
It's actually a lot better than the tempest mk5 but still it compresses a lot at speeds where everyone is normally flying (and taking in mind that plane is a 3000-0m limited fighter you will compress more)
@@kingghidorah8106 well man, it actually gains a lot of speed while diving and goes into 800kph in almost no time, but yeah, the compression and hispanos are pain.
@@Podsy meanwhile you have the F4U 4B at 5.7 while being more 6.3 material than the Spitfire mk22 and the P51H being probably the only propeller plane to have zero problems against early jets, should be 6.7 at least. "America Hardest Nation"
Really one of my favourite dog fighters in the game. But it’s true that their rudder is annoying. Inconsistent guns are a problem too. I love doing defensive flying in it tho, A great plane for anti CAS and CAS in GRB
I would like to see another Ki-43 vid. You can post it without commentarys, just with some nice music. Because, I think, you characterize this plane enough.
Defyn you are amazing i have learned alot from you and for the sad sacks out there defyn always gets 100 kills before sying anything about the plane check out his f1 vid he clearly says that he does and dont be sad becuz u have bad aim keep trying try to pinpoint ur mistake that will get you far nd thans defyn for your amazing content!
Stealth rounds make this plane a bit more bearable. Granted it makes conserving ammo a bit harder, but on the other hand those stealth rounds actually do damage.
This thing is virtually impossible to kill in Bf 109 F4. And the best part is - if I even manage to push it down, it'll just move gradually towards AF and before he runs out of energy, we're in AF AAA range, so Ki-43-III can just reclimb and the whole ordeal continues. It's just a horrible thing to fight, no matter what plane I fly - I can't stick on Ki-43-III, I can't hit it in a dive, and I can't really outclimb him either. The only option is to energy trap, but Ki accelerates so fast, I'm barely in range before he starts dodging, and once he does - I can't do anything with MG151/20
as someone who has close to 4 days worth of flight time in sim for the KI-43-II, i promise both the -II and the -III are MONSTERS in sim battles. nobody can tell what plane your in, which prompts them to turn with you. every single time. get on their six in maybe 4 seconds, and wait until your at around 500-700 meters and you will kill every single time. i have about the same XP earned from my 43-II as my T-2 early, and i play that one quite a bit. over 500 kills with the 43-II alone. not factoring the -III. although pro-tip, you don't even need the -III unless your intercepting bombers or heavy fighters. standard fighters will go down without a sweat with a spaded 43-II. TL:DR, the ki-43-II is unbeatable in sim.
The one plane I could not handle.. it's very nimble.. the response time when dogfighting is insane I couldn't handle the roll.. more used to planes like the p51s (cept the 20mm one never flew that one) or 109s.. When ever I see a ki (I just say k i) I ain't dogfighting that thing.. usually I'll wait til a friendly goes after it and then I'll take a pass at it unless he spots then I just keep flying straight.. unless he starts to focus me then I'll start doing some dolphin dive and other things..
Yes, these guns are not always as good, but at close range and at speeds that let you hit your shells they do more damage than shvaks. Do you plan on making uncommented 'plane highlights' like you used to or people just don't like it that way? could be a good option for the extra footage.
Doesn't really get watched and i feel like it's a waste of gameplay If you don't want you hear me you can always just mute it and run your own music :^)
Seems like 4.3 is the Holy Bracket, with OP trash like the Yak 9U, I185, the J2M2, the 109 G2, the Ki43-iii, Typhoon mk1B and the Spitfire Mk9. America should have the P51D-5 and the second Hellcat being decent but for some reason both are advisable to skip.
That's why ki-44 is so good. People dive from it, and that thing dives at 900 kph absolutely no problem, and flies insanely fast on the deck. Shame armament is so trash though
Bruh i was like 5km in the middle of the map at the start of the game in this thing suddenly aaa came out of nowhere boom I'm on fire and this thing does not put it out legit paper
Fun trick I do with the Ki-43iii otsu: I use stealth belts and to prevent wing rip and over speed I cut off my engine when I enter a dive after a target. The result is often no audio warning that a plane is about to riddle you with cannon rounds from above. Doesn’t work most the time, as people by 4.0 have decent situational awareness most of the time, but sometimes you pounce on people that seems to have been completely unaware you began an attack run on them till they are bursting into flames.
You've been hitting fuel tanks it seems based on your footage at least. The ho5 cannons dont do alot of damage so they'll damage a fuel tank, set it on fire, and not enough damage is done to make the fuel tank run out of fuel.
Honestly Ho-5 are great for me, with API rounds. Because of trash aim, doing some retarded keyboard pressing might make a couple of shells kill the engine setting it afire, cause 1000 shots per minute. That's nearly as much as a 50 cal M3.
I'd take ki43 over any Japanese plane until 6.3, I don't play Air RB I play and grind my planes in ground rb. So, engagements and priorities are different but you have to be bad to die in a ki43 imo.
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Mans in arcade when we are stuck in realistic
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This thing is unstoppable. I love luring spitfires into turnfights, or throwing myself into 3v1s and then promptly running out of ammo, having to just bait for teammates until i can find an opening to run back to base and rearm :')
skill issue
This is à plane for real samurai pilots !
Yes. This is a hidden gem, this is one of my favorite planes due to its capability to even outmaneuver a zero.
Take out the ki 43-l and you can ruin any new player’s experience
@@Grassflavored I just got BnZed by everyone KEKW
@@Grassflavored but if you get into a turnfight, you stomp, I agree
I played both World of Warplanes, and now War Thunder, and in both games, this plane is just incredibly manoeuvrable ! It is like having dogfighting with an Extra 330 against Spitfires, Mustangs and Bf109 !
@@Grassflavored My favourite sealclubber yet! hahha
#1 rat plane
#2 yes i would like to see another Ki 43 vid
This plane, whenever i encounter it, always flies like a UFO
But i never manage to do well in it myself
skill issue
@@norinco8724 lmao don’t act like this doesn’t happen to you.
@Colin Walker convergence?, I thought this plane had nose mounted guns
Does everyone like use hit-and-run tactics on you when you fly it? Because if they do, there's not much you can do sorry 😅
@Colin Walker yeah man I get what you're saying. But I don't face a lot of those players anymore. And I have rarely got into 1v1s in my Ki-43. They used real teamwork to get the drop on me. One would make a pass and dive out; I would have to dodge him, which would put me in an easy position for the second guy to attack.
"Spitfire is still gonna get his shit kicked in"- Classic Defyn
Rat plane 😳
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It would be interesting to see you actually dance tho
face reveal + dance tutorial video plz
Pls no. Noone would be able to take you seriously after that
Dance!!!
Where is the airplanewaifudancethirsttraps defyn?
@@michbus7440why so fkn serious, daddy?
Welcome to the Ho-5 fan club! They've always served me well. Love the ki43 footage
now play the Ki-27 and experience ultimate maneuvrability
He has a video on it
i know you said it doesnt matter but if youve ever wondered, the "ki" part of the army planes' designation is indeed prononuced like "key."
I adore this plane. All too often I just get boom and zoomed, I need to learn how to syphon their energy off still, but this is the plane I turn to when I've been having bad games and need some fun in my War Thunder day. It even lobs 2x250kgs in Ground RB if you're into that.
Plane is only good when enemy team doesn’t pay attention and play it right as defyn said
Learn how to roll, and always watch your surroundings, then you'll avoid getting ambushed.
Yes, yes, hell yes. We would love that footage Mobius 1.
It feels like the ho-5s got buffed. THey used to suck hard, but recently they've been feeling much better, despite the low HE filler
More prop footage please! In addition to more Ki-43, I'd also like to see a plane with Hispanos as the air belts were apparently fixed. Maybe the cannon Mustang or Whirlwind?
Been playing Spits and Tempests a lot recently, they set fires almost like 50 cals, and I always run ground belts!
BTW this is the video that made me subscribe to you. So any more KI-43 footage would be much appreciated by at least one viewer.
I just started really grinding down the Japanese air tree and as someone who’s primarily US focused the turn rate is just hilarious.
I still remember my first couple encounters with this thing. I came in with a slight energy advantage, missed my shots and started to climb away. Suddenly tracers were zipping by my cockpit and it was stuck to my tail. I couldn’t believe it was able to catch up like that!
Surprisingly there are a lot of people who don't seem to be able to fly this thing effectively.
Man, is good to see the ki43 getting some love
never stop making these videos, they are so good at bringing knowledge about planes' weaknesses and strengths of nations we dont play. even though anything you fly look like monster killing machines :D
Damn I should get this thing, also would love to see a second video!
I like the Japanese planes but I do tend to find that games end in one of two scenarios, either the enemy are dumb and your entire team slaughters them instantly or the enemy team are smart, slaughter your team and then you have a very difficult carry on your hands.
Please post all your footage! It's always interesting and useful to look at. Never skimp on footage Defyn! Never! :D
This was the first plane I actually enjoyed flying when I started playing the japanese air tree, the early Type 99 cannons on the A6M's are just garbage, the 12.7mm-Machineguns are also pretty trash and I just didn't enjoy flying the Ki-61's in any way.
Ki-43-II otsu carried me all the way to the A7M2, which is where we went seperate ways.
I hated flying the ki61 but I find the type 99 model 1 to serve me well I just need to get a lot closer
As for the heavy machine guns they recently got buffed and the stealth ammo on them is cracked at killing planes
The extra footage would be nice
Maybe try out Tempest MK II? A nice super prop, a counterpart for Ta 152s.
It's actually a lot better than the tempest mk5 but still it compresses a lot at speeds where everyone is normally flying (and taking in mind that plane is a 3000-0m limited fighter you will compress more)
@@kingghidorah8106 well man, it actually gains a lot of speed while diving and goes into 800kph in almost no time, but yeah, the compression and hispanos are pain.
So the MkII is better than the MkV?
@@monarch970 you are better than anything else with a propeller
@@Podsy meanwhile you have the F4U 4B at 5.7 while being more 6.3 material than the Spitfire mk22 and the P51H being probably the only propeller plane to have zero problems against early jets, should be 6.7 at least. "America Hardest Nation"
I would love to see more footage. I learn something from all of your videos.
190's trying to turn with a Ki-43? Haha. Come on. Some people just make it too easy.
KI 43 is just a stunt plane with guns
When people see you snap roll on this thing thinking you are a Reisen,and they absolutely panic XD
When a prop plane can snap loc an ace pilot you know it turns good.
Really one of my favourite dog fighters in the game. But it’s true that their rudder is annoying. Inconsistent guns are a problem too. I love doing defensive flying in it tho, A great plane for anti CAS and CAS in GRB
how to not die to japanese prop fighter, step 1: dont fucking turn with it. step 2: profit
Yes i would want another vid on this plane
I would like to see another Ki-43 vid. You can post it without commentarys, just with some nice music. Because, I think, you characterize this plane enough.
This plane is absolutely cruel in Ground RB. I take it out even up to 6.0
Definitely want to see the other footage, love seeing japanese fighters
Defyn you are amazing i have learned alot from you and for the sad sacks out there defyn always gets 100 kills before sying anything about the plane check out his f1 vid he clearly says that he does and dont be sad becuz u have bad aim keep trying try to pinpoint ur mistake that will get you far nd thans defyn for your amazing content!
Yes please, make another Ki43 video. I love watching you fly prop planes!
Stealth rounds make this plane a bit more bearable. Granted it makes conserving ammo a bit harder, but on the other hand those stealth rounds actually do damage.
This thing is virtually impossible to kill in Bf 109 F4.
And the best part is - if I even manage to push it down, it'll just move gradually towards AF and before he runs out of energy, we're in AF AAA range, so Ki-43-III can just reclimb and the whole ordeal continues.
It's just a horrible thing to fight, no matter what plane I fly - I can't stick on Ki-43-III, I can't hit it in a dive, and I can't really outclimb him either. The only option is to energy trap, but Ki accelerates so fast, I'm barely in range before he starts dodging, and once he does - I can't do anything with MG151/20
Amazing plane. Altitude champ.
ohh my favourite one i love this plane
This plane literally feels like your flying in arcade. Out turning everyone just feels amazing
Okay, you'll get me to comment. MOAR footage :D
as someone who has close to 4 days worth of flight time in sim for the KI-43-II, i promise both the -II and the -III are MONSTERS in sim battles. nobody can tell what plane your in, which prompts them to turn with you. every single time. get on their six in maybe 4 seconds, and wait until your at around 500-700 meters and you will kill every single time. i have about the same XP earned from my 43-II as my T-2 early, and i play that one quite a bit. over 500 kills with the 43-II alone. not factoring the -III. although pro-tip, you don't even need the -III unless your intercepting bombers or heavy fighters. standard fighters will go down without a sweat with a spaded 43-II.
TL:DR, the ki-43-II is unbeatable in sim.
This plane was my first war thunder love. It's just so fun and easy to fly, and on that br people very often have no idea how to counter it
The one plane I could not handle.. it's very nimble.. the response time when dogfighting is insane I couldn't handle the roll.. more used to planes like the p51s (cept the 20mm one never flew that one) or 109s..
When ever I see a ki (I just say k i) I ain't dogfighting that thing.. usually I'll wait til a friendly goes after it and then I'll take a pass at it unless he spots then I just keep flying straight.. unless he starts to focus me then I'll start doing some dolphin dive and other things..
Fighting against props in this thing this would be like dogfighting in an Extra 330 !
Would like to see you do the SM.92, incredible performance for a heavy fighter.
I love this thing in ground RB. Always get two ground target kills, and an ace
Another video on this would be really good. This is one of my fav planes and i want to get some insight on how to play it properly
The Pe8 moment was close to being a classic bombcancer moment. I hate bombdumbers so much.
I would like to see the other footage
This was a great video and i would like to see more of this it is very enjoyable
Ayyy nice Defyn. Keep up the great work:)
Tracers on those guns are or at least were top tier more fires than 50 cals lol
MORE Ki-43!!!
Go dance with the angels!
so its not just me that felt like these guns have been doing better
Yes, these guns are not always as good, but at close range and at speeds that let you hit your shells they do more damage than shvaks. Do you plan on making uncommented 'plane highlights' like you used to or people just don't like it that way? could be a good option for the extra footage.
Doesn't really get watched and i feel like it's a waste of gameplay
If you don't want you hear me you can always just mute it and run your own music :^)
The rat has been posted.
Love this plane. Ground the whole first half of Japan with it. Would love to see more footage, maybe some up tiers if you got em
More of this? Why not 👌🏻
Motto Ki - 43 ostu onegaishimasu (More please 🙂)
Seems like 4.3 is the Holy Bracket, with OP trash like the Yak 9U, I185, the J2M2, the 109 G2, the Ki43-iii, Typhoon mk1B and the Spitfire Mk9. America should have the P51D-5 and the second Hellcat being decent but for some reason both are advisable to skip.
The D5 just doesn’t have enough engine power to make up for its drag in turns
@@zedoktor979 d5 is bad i know. It's funnily worse than the P51C10.
I personally prefer the Ki-44 to this thing but it does turn like a crazy thing.
One of the few clubbers left
First time flying a Ki-43 I pulled away so hard and prematurely in a head-on that I ended up in the same place and getting domed by the enemy 😂
I think that those HO-5 20mm guns are much different from type 99 in i think all of zero's tree. Ki-84 also has HO-5 guns.
yeah the ho-5 fire faster and get some different belts
That's why ki-44 is so good. People dive from it, and that thing dives at 900 kph absolutely no problem, and flies insanely fast on the deck. Shame armament is so trash though
More footage
Would liked the second footage. 😢
It's not that slow but it's an absolute ufo
Those AA that killed that guy in Britain map are actually cracked, dont get close to them lol
hello Fernanda
I think they generally buffed the AA on most maps
Hayabusa 4life
nice, I was waiting for this video :)
DEFYN! What would you recommended I pick up in the sale that is good for grinding tech trees and not overly expensive?
mofd ki-43 footage!
More ki-43 gameplay
I have a 6 to 1 kill rate in this over 50 RB matches.
Do we want more? Of course we do. :D
Bruh i was like 5km in the middle of the map at the start of the game in this thing suddenly aaa came out of nowhere boom I'm on fire and this thing does not put it out legit paper
Fun trick I do with the Ki-43iii otsu: I use stealth belts and to prevent wing rip and over speed I cut off my engine when I enter a dive after a target. The result is often no audio warning that a plane is about to riddle you with cannon rounds from above.
Doesn’t work most the time, as people by 4.0 have decent situational awareness most of the time, but sometimes you pounce on people that seems to have been completely unaware you began an attack run on them till they are bursting into flames.
more ki 43 content please
that was some quality bomber gameplay though, I'm sorry to say but i was kinda rooting for them, lol. Good show.
You've been hitting fuel tanks it seems based on your footage at least. The ho5 cannons dont do alot of damage so they'll damage a fuel tank, set it on fire, and not enough damage is done to make the fuel tank run out of fuel.
Honestly Ho-5 are great for me, with API rounds. Because of trash aim, doing some retarded keyboard pressing might make a couple of shells kill the engine setting it afire, cause 1000 shots per minute. That's nearly as much as a 50 cal M3.
He has been shooting Yak 3 which also like to burn up very often. Thing is they put out fires almost as often too.
@@ushikiii wooden planes be like...
Except zeroes.
The Ho-5s on the Ki 43 are nose mounted. I find they are more reliable than the two wing mounted Ho-5s on the Ki 84.
The 20mms got massive buffs because the fuse delay have been lowered
This was from before that
This is a go to for me if War Thunders been trolling me. If you understand energy at all it’s pretty easy to fly.
Always preferred the Ki-100
How to get your insignia with you always hawe on your left wing
You should try the ki43 i with the 5 calls. At its br its a really good plane.
this one is more fun. guns + less newbies
I'd take ki43 over any Japanese plane until 6.3, I don't play Air RB I play and grind my planes in ground rb. So, engagements and priorities are different but you have to be bad to die in a ki43 imo.
Wow, how are you that good at hitting your shots?
this plane is awesome!!! hey DEFYN could you play any of the M.S ??
Fantastic plane. Can you do Ki-100 and Ki-100-II, please?
Hey Defyn! Could you make a video with the A32?
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Congratulations! What are your game settings (controls) for planes RB ?
Wich belt defyn used??
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Please do Beaufighter it has never been on your channel.