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Old 07-26-2010, 12:00 PM
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It is almost the same with Hurricane vs Spitfire. Hurricane, which earlier tech used fighter, is much more tougher then a Spitfire even if later model.
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Old 07-26-2010, 02:37 PM
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btw, the Ki-43 had selfsealing tanks, the Ki27 not.

sure the tanks in the wings were much larger than in the Ki-27, much more likely to get hit
and the protection was no european/US standard !!
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Old 07-26-2010, 03:11 PM
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Didn't Hurricanes have a reputation for greater durability than spits?
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Old 07-26-2010, 03:56 PM
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it had
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Old 07-26-2010, 04:02 PM
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The in game toughness values seem to be the same for both planes.

I don't know about the construction IRL, but the Ki-43 is known for structural failures while the Ki-27 is not. Well, that is as far as I am concerned. The Ki-43 did not have self sealing fuel tanks, the Ki-43II did get some sort of fuel tank protection.

It could be noted that the Ki-43 is sleeker than the Ki-27, which would make the structure higher stressed.

All in all I wouldn't be surprised if the Ki-27 was a bit tougher, or maybe "less fragile", than the Ki-43 in real life, but I don't think it is that way in game.
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Old 07-26-2010, 05:13 PM
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at least the Alpine Fighter Collection's Ki-43-I in NZ had a tripple layer of rubber and silk "protection" for its fueltanks. but true, its a very late production Ki-43-I !!

my "concern" about the 43 and 27 in DM comparison is how easy it is to flame the 43 and how difficult the 27. Even when it is very easy to get a fueltank leak and loosing fuel in the 27.
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Old 07-26-2010, 06:12 PM
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Did the Ki-27 have wing fuel tanks?

Rubber layer isn't self sealing. No Ki-43 fuel tank was self sealing, they were just having different amounts of protection. True, some protection also on I models, that protection was increasing as the war went on.
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Old 07-26-2010, 06:38 PM
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the "wingtanks" of the 27 reached almost to the strut where the fixed landing gear was attached.

the tanks of the 43 reached well to the strut of its gear.
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Old 07-30-2010, 09:06 PM
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It is almost the same with Hurricane vs Spitfire. Hurricane, which earlier tech used fighter, is much more tougher then a Spitfire even if later model.
That is probably because the Hurricane has a lot of "empty space" (particularly in the fuselage) where a bullet would simply pencil through without hitting anything of consequence. The Spitfire was a lot more "packed", and the skin was a part of the weight bearing structure, unlike the fabric parts on the Hurricane.
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