War Thunder [Development] Kawasaki Ki-108: The Final Dragon Slayer |
| [Development] Kawasaki Ki-108: The Final Dragon Slayer Posted: 02 Mar 2018 02:12 PM PST  The Ki-108 is a prototype late-war, high-altitude army interceptor design derived from the Ki-102 and is one of the last Japanese heavy fighter designs of WW2. Since the Ki-108 along with many other highly advanced Japanese aircraft were kept in reserve for the defense of the home islands, it never saw any actual combat. However, this is about to change with War Thunder's update 1.77 "Advancing Storm", so get ready to rewrite history! Development of the Ki-108 began in April 1943 after Kawasaki wanted to fulfil a standing requirement with the Japanese Army for a heavy interceptor that initially began with the Ki-45 heavy fighter series. The Ki-108's design was derived mostly from the previous Ki-102 project and took some elements of the Ki-96 as well, effectively combining the two designs into one. After the first B-29 Superfortress bombers made their appearance over the Japanese home islands, the need for such a high-altitude interceptor became even more emphasized. Two Ki-102 otsu airframes were taken from the assembly line in 1944 to produce the initial Ki-108 prototypes. Compared to the Ki-102, which was intended as a low-altitude attack aircraft, the Ki-108 was an interceptor meant for high altitude operations. To allow for this, the Ki-108's cockpit had to be significantly reduced in size and was to be hermetically sealed. This effectively turned the Ki-108 into a single-seater, reduced weight and decreased the strain on the engines all at the same time, which allowed for better performance at higher altitudes.   The Ki-108 is currently undergoing its final trials and is expected to arrive with War Thunder's update 1.77 "Advancing Storm" very soon. Stay tuned to the news to find out what else the next major update for War Thunder has for you. Until then! For more information, read the full Dev Blog article on the Official War Thunder Forums![forum.warthunder.com]  |
| [Event] "Total Domination" and "Enduring Confrontation" Posted: 02 Mar 2018 02:07 PM PST  From now until 5th of March 07:00 GMT We noticed that you liked the variety of events for the weekend. Let's not limit ourselves in the first days of spring! "Total domination" Only team work! In this event on the locations "Advance to the Rhine", "Berlin" and "Abandoned Factory" your team will need to take a control over 2 points at the same time and hold them for 15 seconds to win in one of several rounds. Seems to be easy but without your teammates and organized work it will be hard to win. Event features:
"Enduring Confrontation" Ruhr Classical confrontation in aircraft RB with fixed setups. Award for the battle will be given out at the end of the battle. It will also be possible to perform achievements in the event from now on - for example, to receive camouflages. Available vehicles: Britain and USA:
Germany:
Combined Simulator Battles From realism to simulator. We continue to test respawn score mechanics in Simulator Battles. Now we will start setup 3.1 in this game mode without markers.  |
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