Kawanishi Aircraft: Dreamers in the service of the IJN

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Жыл бұрын

Do you know how the Japanese aircraft industry was created? It was all about big industrial and financial conglomerates creating aircraft manufacturing branches, then adding design bureaus to them, finding suppliers and service partners etc. It was all very orderly, with very little room for rogue agents, dreamers or crazy ambitious schemes... but the Kawanishi aircraft company clearly didn’t get the memo. Founded by a bunch of geeks, this manufacturer proved to be extremely flexible: the history of the company is full of twists and turns, with many events that were simply not supposed to happen in the brutal market governed by big industrial conglomerates.
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@Leon_der_Luftige Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: The Shiden has automatically deploying combat flaps for optimal turning performance at all times.

@_ryannnnnnnn_ Жыл бұрын

But what if you want to conserve energy and wouldn't mind turning not as sharp?

@Leon_der_Luftige Жыл бұрын

@@_ryannnnnnnn_ then don't pull as much.

@gigachad8425 Жыл бұрын

@@_ryannnnnnnn_ there was really no need for energy for slow fighters

@Leon_der_Luftige Жыл бұрын

@@gigachad8425 A silly comment. Every plane needs energy. Real life isn't Warthunder.

@cardiv5zuikaku944 Жыл бұрын

@@gigachad8425 But Shiden Kai is not that slow, it is around 20kmh slower than Hellcat, and can reach up to 650 kmh in 6 thousand meters US also test the aircraft and the engine perform very great with good octan fuel

@Leon_der_Luftige Жыл бұрын

Kawanishi goes by the name ShinMeywa nowadays. They design and build seaplanes such as the magnificent and quirky STOL flying boat US-2 for the JSDF. It is as large as an A320, with a start/stall speed of 90kph.

@erushi5503 Жыл бұрын

The Madlads are still at it ahahaha I wont be surprised if we see a Jet with floaters ahahaha

@akriegguardsman Жыл бұрын

Most if not all Japanese aircraft manufacturers are still in business just most are under different names

@adorable_rookie_69 Жыл бұрын

Wow

@jaehaerys48 Жыл бұрын

@@akriegguardsman Yup. Aichi merged into Nissan, Nakajima became Subaru, and Kawanishi became ShinMeywa. Mitsubishi and Kawasaki are obviously both still around.

@user-em7ik7zp7v Жыл бұрын

自分が好きなのはN1K2「紫電改」です、あとH8K「二式大艇」も好きです。

@fengshi2507 Жыл бұрын

Kawanichi engineer : Sir, do you need new model of aircraft? Top command : I think that we have enough model for this type of aircraft. Kawanichi engineer : But sir the plane it's already finish. Top command : !!!

@tokazakiyaki Жыл бұрын

These history videos are awesome! It's cool to learn about the vehicles you play

@Parkz111 Жыл бұрын

anyone else see therussianbadgers p36 fly by at 2:25

@joelam3032 Жыл бұрын

me too

@RandomnessCreates Жыл бұрын

Speaking of Japanese sea patrol planes, we still have a few of them for Post-War Japan that aren't in game yet like the Kawasaki P2-J Neptune or the ShinMeiwa ones.

@Laurence0227 Жыл бұрын

N1K2-J "Shiden-Kai" is my favorite Imperial Japanese aircraft, my second favorite is Nakajima Kikka

@user-qi4zb2wt6n Жыл бұрын

Please add E16A Zuiun soon. Japan's most beloved seaplane is the E16A. In Japan, there is an event called Zuiunsai, and there was also an interesting game event where E16A is worshiped as a religion.

@user-ij2dj7ed8e Жыл бұрын

Zuiun is god

@daniellxnder 7 ай бұрын

Ah, my good ol' KanColle days are returning again

@cyonemitsu Жыл бұрын

My favourite aircraft by Kawanishi was never put to metal, but the KX-03 was a 500 ton flying boat proposal that had 18 engines, 6 of which would have been jets.

@2ndkombat Жыл бұрын

N1K2-Ja is an excellent plane in WT. Good handling, good speed & very agile. Can carry bombs too. Useful in ground rb.

@dinnersam2121 Жыл бұрын

What rank is it?

@kanasimp1 Жыл бұрын

@@dinnersam2121 4, 6.0 BR

@aryasidauruk4970 Жыл бұрын

Unsuprisingly, their post-war designs, are also floatplanes (US-1A and US-2).

@Yabois_ Жыл бұрын

Kawanishi: Yo, i built this cool airplane for you! :) Japanese government: Who asked?

@user-ob8te2yf4p Жыл бұрын

As a Kawanishi, I'm super happy to see these kind of video! Amazing job!

@Atlas_M Жыл бұрын

Man i would love to play the N1Ks if only they weren't totally over BR like 99% of the entire japanese tech tree :|

@Arthur_Neves Жыл бұрын

Name a over br plane pls. The only ones that are are the Ki something bcz it is a beast of turnfighter so gayjin had to kill it in order to allow nations as sweden with only boomnzoom planes to be playable

@Atlas_M Жыл бұрын

@@Arthur_Neves The fact that you called them "Ki something" tells me already alot about your game knowledge, but if you really want to know i can tell you starting with all the A6M5s if not literally the entire Zero line, all the Ki-61s armed with 20mm, the N1K2s, the J7W1, the Ki-84 Hei, if we wanna mention jets i can name you all the R2Y2s or the KI-200. I'll end it here otherwhise i would have to name you even some of those sad bombers and heavy fighters.

@TinyBearTim Жыл бұрын

@@Arthur_Neves j7w1 it is basically a 262 but even more obese The only good thing about it are the 4 30s in the nose It’s slow it’s heavy climb is ok/bad for it’s br And could easily be beat by German props that are at sub 4.0 Because of how slow and how poorly it turns If people don’t want to fight you they don’t have to They can just fly away from you or just go up

@Arthur_Neves Жыл бұрын

@@TinyBearTim oh really? I mean, personally I suffer a lot being absolutely banged by it on my shitty a21 trying to go any faster than 400km and climb more than 10 meters

@Arthur_Neves Жыл бұрын

@@Atlas_M and also personally I dont think you have the possibility of calling a jet trash when it didnt even existed

@ayacu578 Жыл бұрын

Love the H8K its so fast for its size :)

@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe 28 күн бұрын

Love IJN Flying boats. B24s bagged a couple. Beautiful dog fight to behold certainty.

@Chase-ts7gu Жыл бұрын

I have the J6K1! That things a beast, tons of firepower and decent maneuverability.

@Rezec75 Жыл бұрын

Nihon planes on BR 4.7~6.0 are amazing mostly because by that time they finally ditch the harmless 7.62mm machineguns.

@thatonewtaddictedguy Жыл бұрын

I cant live without war thunder and this channel! You guys are the best!

@krellio9006 Жыл бұрын

If only these things have lower BR and not have to deal with late war super props

@tetraxis3011 11 ай бұрын

Some of them are justified though. Some Japanese fighters can run circles around enemies.

@krellio9006 11 ай бұрын

@@tetraxis3011 every single enemies japanese fight can outrun them in their own BR except 2.7-3.7 They can run circles around japanese fighter vertically

@EliteValor1003 5 ай бұрын

Hearing mega nerds going above and beyond building cool things civilian or military is always amazing. This made the N1K1 make sense on why its much better as a float plane compared to the A6M2-N. Now I'm having trouble with choosing my second favorite ww2 Japanese Aircraft line. #1 is the A6M Zero, #2 is now a toss up between the Ki44 line and the N1K1/2 line.

@naufal_farras_rx Жыл бұрын

Of course N1K2-J, the plane of the IJNAS ace pilots!

@MechaG2 Жыл бұрын

Subarashii! Kawanishi developed many of my all-time favorite WWII aircraft. Outstanding planes from an exceptional company. By the way, aren't we still missing automatic flap systems for aircraft in War Thunder? Such as for Kawanishi's N1K2-J? These systems are looooooooong overdue in War Thunder, if so.

@aryasidauruk4970 Жыл бұрын

They should start working on it. Latest aircraft in the game, like F-16, incorporated automatic flaps in their FCS.

@cheezyfun Жыл бұрын

Would it be too much to ask to allow all vehicles to be accessible on the test range? Not just premiums, those already earned, and the ones being researched?

@Dogflight1477 Жыл бұрын

I wish I could get the J6K on xbox but at the same time I'd be afraid of ending up with another mega-overtiered plane

@yumeneko63 Жыл бұрын

A superb job, Sir. From Japan.

@rodolfohernandez3303 Жыл бұрын

Loved the background music

@cardiv5zuikaku944 Жыл бұрын

N1K2, one of the best fighter during WW2 as well, it also help there was an elite squadron that use the aircraft (343rd airgroup)

@papaslimjim510 Жыл бұрын

It would be good if it actually fought anything, the stayed close to Tokyo and didn’t do much so no it’s not one of the best fighters in ww2

@cardiv5zuikaku944 Жыл бұрын

@@papaslimjim510 Oh but it is, as i said it was used by 343rd airgroup, which use the N1K2 to fight US air raid on Kobe and Kure area fighting F6F and F4U, it used to break through US fighter screen to give way for Kamikaze aircraft, and of course the B-29 interception. US also test the aircraft and they know the Homare engine is a beast when given good fuel, and one of the ex F6F Hellcat pilot, Marshal Beebe says N1K is a very good aircraft comparable to F6F.

@joey_ramone_96 Жыл бұрын

@@papaslimjim510 the 343rd's airfield was in Matsuyama, it's half Japan away from Tokyo, you should really read "Genda's blade: japan's squadron of aces: 343 kokutai"

@austin2407 Жыл бұрын

@@papaslimjim510 it did fought a lot of the USN fighter during March 1945 when it was stationed in Kyushu. Later on they didn't really have enough planes to do much. It certainly was the best plane the IJN could offer

@GrantsTechSpot Жыл бұрын

I LOVE JAPANESE!!!!!! i do hope that when the f 15 gets added that the f-15j does too in the same update. :) vid is awesome war thunder rules. Q: how many a6 and a7 variants were there that actually got produced?

@killzorwotblitz2925 Жыл бұрын

been having a issue for a while and i cant figure it out. was flying my zero for 15mins then all of a sudden it pitches up full lock and i couldnt even control it. lucky i was 8km in the air to try and figure it out but i unbinded my X and Y keys and it still kept pulling. i switched to sim and changed the pitch and still kept going up. this has happened to me 3 times and there is nothing about it.

@sergiologullo2217 Жыл бұрын

Nice subject 👏🏻

@SonamGyeltshen-kw8xi Жыл бұрын

Despite how painful the gun nerf is. The guys who is talking in the video makes my day great.

@mrkrabs4913 Жыл бұрын

Plz add the ki48 and the. G3m

@williamsnell2078 Жыл бұрын

I just love the fact that you make the soviet ww2 tanks and planes so much better then they actually were in real life, and you don't even try to hide it. You can't just deny the fact that the soviets did have worthless vehicles, but why do you make them better? Isn't this game supposed to be realistic? And why do you put more effort to your channel instead of your own game?

@fishman5262 Жыл бұрын

Will the mig 23BN get countermeasures

@bonfiresgt Жыл бұрын

There's some misinformation here. 5:45 The "Jinpu" is not related to the float plane "Kyofu". Jinpu was a completely new land based interceptor developed on request from the IJN as a contestor of the 17th Land based fighter project. It initially rolled out as J3K1 with a Mitsubishi engine which turned out to be under powered, and so some redevelopment happened to fit a more powerful Nakajima engine. By the time work was even started, the land based fighter derivation of Kyofu (i.e. the N1K) was well underway and was proving to be on schedule so the Jinpu was cancelled. Jinpu was later proposed as an interceptor for later fighter requirements with increased payload and a new engine. The final derivation of Jinpu was the J6K which competed for a high altitude fighter requirement, but lost to the competition and never came to be. Also, the N1K1-J Shiden and the improved N1K2 were both proposed by Kawanishi to the Navy before being requested to do so, but the Navy never told off the engineers to work on existing aircraft. They were simply worried about the lack of experience in development of land based fighters in Kawanishi, so they held several meetings with them to assess their proposals. In the end, they gave the project a go sign. Additionally, contrary to the belief that the N1K2-J is just a low wing modification of the N1K1-J, major redesigns to the fuselage, and wing interior meant that it almost became a different aircraft. The fuselage was narrower to optimize for the new Nakajima engine, tail sections were redesigned and whilst the wing shape and planform stayed the same, the wing structure was redesigned to accommodate two 20mm cannons internally and fit the new shorter landing gear.

@lvt1862 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@matheuscarneirodacosta4804 Жыл бұрын

7:15 flabbergasted? Finally somebody used that word

@Darth_Enotious Жыл бұрын

Does anyone know the name of the music in the video?

@oi-cj1pz Жыл бұрын

oh hey, at 2:25 you can see therussianbadger's special logo on the P-36

@jaydenlobbezoo1971 Жыл бұрын

Can we get Hawker next? Since their aircraft are available at all teirs for UK short rank 5 aswell as having some aircraft be included in other nations

@androidynamit Жыл бұрын

Kawanishi engineers: Fck it we ball

@caveman2328 Жыл бұрын

I remember the first time I got a H6k it was at the same time as my friend and we flew them out together and 5min in to the arcade battle we were both killed in one pass by a bf109 I never played it again

@Nme1ssRus Жыл бұрын

Cool

@roaropgard8575 Жыл бұрын

The h8k2 of course

@Lucas-nu4du 6 ай бұрын

Seems that Kawanishi guys had a great time during the war, even with American bombers over their heads

@emmyturner7385 Жыл бұрын

He sounds so disappointed that the Japanese lost the war.

@Jiberiel Жыл бұрын

J6K1, definitely ^^

@commandingjudgedredd1841 Жыл бұрын

I guess for me, ir has to be the 'Emily'. What a beast of a flying boat.

@MatteoBelongsInAmentalHospital Жыл бұрын

day 1 of asking: Can i see one of those splendid never-of-a-lifetime target destroyed 50x?

@Da_Holy_Frog 2 ай бұрын

2:29 it shows therussianbadger's plane.

@fehler6821 Жыл бұрын

KI series planes were made of army so IJA not for IJN. Zero, Reppu, Gekko , Reiden, Tenrai. They were planes for Navy, sure some were designed by Kawanishi but they were not KI series.

@Maple_Leefreal Жыл бұрын

yes

@fosterparent7477 Жыл бұрын

I dig those skins

@someasiankid6214 Жыл бұрын

This guy sounds more depressed every episode

@jaimecortesaocasimiro8698 Жыл бұрын

Can you do one about mitsubishi

@stepbruv8780 Жыл бұрын

Veri Honurabu, NO SHAMFUR DISPRAY!!!!!!

@ahtheh Жыл бұрын

Japanese military: We need you to mak. . Kawasaki: Here's something we believe you need Japanese military: but this isn't what we asked fo.. Kawasaki: your get this sht, it's going to be the best sht in the world and your going to like it Japanese military: Yes boss

@daniellxnder 7 ай бұрын

Pretty good pronunciation, I must say!

@TinyBearTim Жыл бұрын

Can we have the j7w2

@pbh9195 9 ай бұрын

Do some nakajima planes

@comradesam975 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: this plane has never been shot down in infantry combat

@user-ui1lw5zr8u Жыл бұрын

水上戦闘機・強風で敵機と空中戦をしたパイロットはいたのだろうか。

@vincenzobrasiello7540 Жыл бұрын

add Swedish Boat pls

@Chris-nation-bruh Жыл бұрын

War thunder something wrong with the ranking season 1 one for the second one for army it won’t let me take part of it even though I took part and it won’t let me play

@sakitaka2836 8 ай бұрын

2式大型飛行艇が好きです。

@HK94 Жыл бұрын

👍

@chareldondelinger979 Жыл бұрын

Hey ❤

@TheSekia37 Жыл бұрын

H8K love from me ❤️

@noahloyd9176 Жыл бұрын

There's no piston-engined fighter in WT I'd rather fly than a J6K1.

@ptahar8012 Жыл бұрын

Idea for a new premium tank. TR-85M1 The Bison. The Romanian tank. Among many other models and variations of it. Ex: TR-77 or TR-85-800

@abdullahabdulrahman3856 Жыл бұрын

KI-84

@theidiotictroublemaker2281 Жыл бұрын

Where is the original commenter of war thunder? Plz respond

@blazeiscrazy8737 2 ай бұрын

I'd like N1K2 more if it wasn't overtiered into oblivion...

@hfdennycheng9010 Жыл бұрын

FLOATPLANE=水上飛機 FLYING BOAT=飛艇

@dangmr999 Жыл бұрын

@ikill-98 Жыл бұрын

Still waiting for kamikaze aircrafts

@Zaslon. Жыл бұрын

Those would be so cool

@CT--ym5mn Жыл бұрын

It would be fun to deploy ooka from japanese heavy bomber

@mauswaffe Жыл бұрын

I want the Ki-115 It wasn't even a suicide weapon, just so bad that nobody was actually expected to survive an attack with it. It was cheap, underpowered and awfully produced, meant to carry an 800kg bomb. American pilots tested it after the war and said it was awful to fly, and underpowered, even without the bomb.

@just1luckyguy229 Жыл бұрын

Any aircraft can be a kamikaze aircraft if you fly it bad enough

@carsamba0055 Жыл бұрын

You have them in every ground rb match... all the dude, who can't pull up on time, or don't even try to.. Revenge kills are more important for them

@reynaldiwidjaja277 9 ай бұрын

Kawanishi NERDS

@centurionmk.1365 Жыл бұрын

Problem it too high br lower it pls

@user-kt9hy9tm1p Жыл бұрын

Гидроавианосцы Японии переделанные потом в лёгкие авианосцы

@Tom01942 Жыл бұрын

11 Min

@hughmungus1509 Жыл бұрын

Why are German planes fighting Japanese planes

@hfdennycheng9010 Жыл бұрын

KAWANISHI=川西

@stefane8512 Жыл бұрын

Too bad you fucked up the japanese 20mm we it was aids in squadron battles watching bombers eat every bullet

@mattsean154 Жыл бұрын

4 MINUTES AGO

@lukaskristof4167 Жыл бұрын

Hello Gaijin, will you ever offer P51D10 for ps4 players ?😢

@noahrodrigues2018 Жыл бұрын

1st one ☝️

@yacoob69 Жыл бұрын

1st

@thunderlights163 Жыл бұрын

First like

@ChrisHeck-wt1lm Жыл бұрын

1 minute ago

@Georgi_Slavov79 Жыл бұрын

Where is this savage empire now?Where?GONE ,FINISHED, 👌👌👌

@admiraziemniak805 Жыл бұрын

@drezworthy Жыл бұрын

"Madlads" "Blokes" this was written by an Englishman or what? lol

@janosmiko9465 Жыл бұрын

excellent knowledge of the moronic top down planning which crippled genius Japanese designers even as Jiro Horikoshi who would have given them the A7M probably changing history. Today Shin Meiwa the successor to Kawanishi is just another dumbed down corporation: They don't even understand that their own US2 is by far the best flying boat in the world and there would be urgent need to build a CIVILIAN VERSION to service the hundreds of isolated and dying Japanese islands. Horrific incompetence is the only short summary for Japanese aviation today.