+Wrench Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 12 Jan, 1942 HQ, Darwin ATIU has reports of a new Japanese Army fighter plane, which has been reported sighted since the opening of hostilities. Very little is known at this time, although it's suspected that it may be the Kawasaki Ki-58. It has been given the codename of "Mike". Attached to this report is the first clear photo, taken by an RAAF Hudson on patrol over the Netherlands East Indies. As further information becomes available, this station will forward it to the appropriate agencies. ---- Just need to finish the readme, and if there's any interest, release it. wrench kevin stein Quote
+allenjb42 Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 I like it. Sure it's not a Ki-109 though? Quote
+Wrench Posted September 13, 2009 Author Posted September 13, 2009 Hmm....worth looking at. Francillon's book lists the Ki-109 as "Mistubishi, Army Experimental Interceptor Fighter", which actually looks like a conveted bomber. (which is ok, as the real Ki-58 was an escort fighter variant of the Ki-49 Helen bomber, but as it never went into service....hmmmm.......) It's really hard to find a designation, as EVERY number seems to have been used from Ki-1 to Ki-230!!! Little did they suspect, I think, how hard they'd make my life 70-odd years later!!! wrench kevin stein Quote
+Wrench Posted September 14, 2009 Author Posted September 14, 2009 You know, on further thought, I LIKE "Ki-109" for the designation. It seem better, and more matching to the description in Francillon's book. And more fitting for a Me-109, given the lack of range it had.... And we ALL know how many times, historically/retrospectively, ATIU got things wrong during the war. wrench kevin stein Quote
+allenjb42 Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 But don't start asking for an Israeli Airforce nickname for it! Quote
Shaolin Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 But don't start asking for an Israeli Airforce nickname for it! There already is: "Sakeen" (Knife) Quote
+Wrench Posted September 14, 2009 Author Posted September 14, 2009 And a 'stand-in' version has been available for IDF use on my site for about 4 years now....(using Wolf's 109G10) wrench kevin stein Quote
+Wrench Posted September 15, 2009 Author Posted September 15, 2009 Also, one mustn't forget that technology transfers don't exist in a vaccum...it's a 2-way street wench kevin stein Quote
Wilches Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 Love this "Zero"!! The cowling should be yellow too, he he he!!!!! Quote
+Wrench Posted September 16, 2009 Author Posted September 16, 2009 Yah, still working on that ... can't quite figure out how AD did the mapping on the cowl, as it appears (when looking at the skin bmp), the bottom section is split between the top and bottom of map, and might not be fully symetrical. However, I DID manage to paint the rest of the oil cooler intatke to match, so it looks a little better. Nobody noticed the 'missing' item??? Remember, AD linked the canopy animation to the "H" key ... and there's something NOT dangling off the tail (which may be added back, just in case III 9/JG2 get assigned to GRAF ZEPPELIN or PETER STRAUSER) wrench kevin stein Quote
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