Kawasaki Type 2 Two-Seat Fighter/ Ki-45 Toryu (Nick)
Technical Information

Background
Designed and built by Kawasaki. The Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) Type 2 Two-Seat Fighter/ Ki-45 Toryu meaning "Dragon Killer" or "Dragonslayer". This versatile successful fighter was used for ground attack, anti-shipping strikes and later to intercept B-29 Superfortress bombers over Japan.

The Ki-45 had a variety of armament configurations including 12.7mm machine guns or a 20mm cannon or 37mm cannon in the nose. The Type 94 37mm cannon was reloaded manually by the rear gunner. Later, armed with obliquely mounted upward firing cannons behibd the pilot to engage bombers.

Technical Details
Crew  Two (pilot, gunner)
Engine  2 x air-cooled radial 14 cylinder driving three bladed propeller
Span  15.02 m
Length  10.6 m
Height  3.57 m
Maximum Speed  323 mph
Range 1,056 miles
Armament  (nose) 2 x 12.7mm and 20mm cannon or 37mm Ho-203 cannon (rear) 7.7mm machine gun in flexible mount
External  drop tanks or 250kg bomb