WWII: Which Japanese Fighter would you most like to have as a miniature?

**Oberst Hajj** · 12-03-2009 23:22

1. Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden "George"
2. Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa "Oscar"
3. Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate "Frank"
4. Mitsubishi J2M Raiden "Jack"

**Scoop** · 12-04-2009 10:56

First of all: Nice idea with the polls!
Second, can't help myself, I think all those japanese fighter look more or less the same.

**Gravitypool** · 12-04-2009 13:18

I guess asking for a Shinden was a bit too much...

**Oberst Hajj** · 12-04-2009 19:18

The Shinden would be a very sweet mini to have, but not quite practical game wise I think

**Baron** · 12-06-2009 09:59

Shinden yes, that would have been my choice.

Voted for "Oscar".

**costampede** · 12-07-2009 10:54

Voted for the George, but I am partial to the KI61 Tony.

**Jureweah** · 12-07-2009 20:15

My vote for the Ki-43 Hayabusa.

**The Blue Baron** · 12-15-2009 07:27

Voted for the Jack...

**HardRock** · 12-15-2009 15:57

A vote for Oscar. A Claude would be sweet.

Henry

**Zeppelin** · 12-24-2009 07:46

Went with the George.

**Poliorketes** · 12-27-2009 05:33

Nakajima Hayate, if just for the sound of the name

. I really like the plane.

**CyberMaxX** · 12-28-2009 15:29

Had to go with the KI-43. It was legendary for it's performance in East Asia during the early part of the war. Though it's light weight construction, lack of armour and limited firepower, proved to be deficient enough in the later part of the war. Even so, the KI-43 shot down more Allied aircraft then any other Japanese fighter plane.

**Roger Wilco** · 12-29-2009 18:51

Voed for Oscar but as HardRock said, "A Claude would be sweet"

**Dimetri1** · 02-01-2010 22:20

Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden "George"-yes
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa "Oscar"-yes
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate "Frank" -yes
Mitsubishi J2M Raiden "Jack"-no
I voted for the Ki-43

**aper373** · 02-02-2010 08:43

I voted for the Ki-84 due to its outstanding abilities (the only Japanese fighter that could really out do the P-51D and most of the other allied planes.)

However, with the Ki-43 and A6M2 Zero already available in the game and the later high performance airplanes not yet created, I would like to see some of the early Japanese airplanes. The Ki-10 biplane saw as much action as the C.42 or the Gladiator. The Ki-27 was used from the Nomohan Incident up to homeland defense at the end of the war. The first Japanese fighter that the AVG went against was the Ki-27. The A5M4 Claude fought in China and was still used on the fleet carriers up through the Battle of the Coral Sea for CAP flights.

Andy

**SgtWaka** · 02-12-2010 17:10

Went with the "Oscar". I believe, to me anyway, it had alot of the aerodynimic lines of the better Allied fighters. Maybe it just reminds me of hot dogs.

**sparty** · 02-12-2010 19:04

I went with the Jack here because it was a niche plane that was plagued with issues and could never compete with the P-51D Mustangs.

So why not go again with the more popular plane? Because I only wanna see Japanese planes in the ocean or on the ground in flames. I won't say that about any other combatant nation in any of the Wings of War series except for Japan. I grew up in Detroit...what do you expect? (BTW...Ford overtook the #2 spot from Toyota today in Market Share)

**Propjockey53** · 04-19-2010 13:36

Since these are already molded in 1/144 scale plastic model kits lets see some WoW compatible stands for them???

**Coog** · 08-26-2010 18:56

The Oscar would fit in best. Although not listed, I would like to see the Nate, the AVG's main opponent before the Oscars became more predominant.

**Doug** · 08-27-2010 00:24

I would like to see a Nakajima Ki27 (Nate) is would be intresting to see how some of the early war jap planes performed especially when faced by a Nationalist Chinnes Polikarpov I-16

**Aero825** · 08-29-2010 08:52

I really didn't know. Definetly not the Jack for me, but the others were just so cool, and I picked the Frank just because.

Hunter

**g.paoletti** · 10-25-2010 07:50

I voted for the "George", then we need a hellcat or a corsair.

G.

**Hunter** · 04-27-2011 15:00

All of them but went with the "Oscar" because of its ubiquitisness.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 04-28-2011 10:50

I'm afraid I found I had gone with the flow on this one.
Rob.

**Okie** · 05-07-2011 21:54

I had to go with the Frank, as it could stand up to the best US planes.

**grumpybear** · 02-21-2013 05:50

It dosn't matter to me , I'm just happy to see production again

**muzfish4** · 04-15-2013 04:38

I really like the 'George' - even saw one in a museum in very rural Shikoku when I lived over that way.

**greenalfonzo** · 08-02-2013 16:32

The Oscar is pretty much essential to gaming the war, since it entered service so early and stayed in use until the end.

**P-51D** · 08-04-2013 05:25

Yes, Oscar is a must. Hopefully at some point they go back and give us the Oscar, along with SBD Dauntless, P-39, and another early war plane like the Folgore and clean up the missing planes that had cards. Yeah, I realize they didnt make a Folgore card.

**Olt^Jones** · 09-15-2013 02:38

i voted for the "oscar"!

**Zoe Brain** · 09-30-2013 07:24

We're getting a Frank.
I have two AIM Oscars.
And I've recently got 2 (each) of the Jack and George from HBM.

The Oscar is a must historically, despite its woeful armament.
The Jack is fast, but maneuvers poorly.
The Frank is the UberPlane of late-war Japan. Not grossly fast, but maneuverable and well-armed, the equal of any opponent.

**Lt. S.Kafloc** · 09-30-2013 13:23

Went for George, but any really.

**Blackronin** · 01-09-2014 08:39

Ki-43! But a Claude would also meet my fancy.

**milcoll73** · 10-06-2014 01:43

didnt vote as the ones id want arent on the list. the Kyūshū J7W1 Shinden,and Nakajima Kikka

**Tonx** · 07-22-2015 16:28

Voted for the Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa "Oscar" as I know that Japan used this aircraft type extensively throughout the Pacific Theatre. However coming close but still in second place is the more modern Mitsubishi J2M Raiden "Jack" single-engine fighter.

Not all that familiar with Japanese WW2 aviation but am learning more every time I come across a new aircraft type: Particularly if it enters my Regular 1/72 Scale Collection or Wings of Glory Official

Collection. The latest types this applies to are the Kawasaki KI-61 Hien (one of which is the only aircraft available for Wings of Glory WW2 / WGS to fire D Damage Tokens!) Plus the Nakajima KI-84 Hayate which I have played WGS games with on a regular basis and it has become one of my favourites for doing so.