KAWASAKI KI-10

The 'Kawasaki Ki-10' was the last biplane fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army, entering service in 1935. The army designation was "Type 95 Fighter" (九五式戦闘機; 95 Shiki Sentōki) and the reporting name given by the Allies was "Perry".

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Operations

Variants

Specifications (Ki-10-I)

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Operations

The aircraft was principally used by the Army Air Force. It was deployed in Manchuria and the Chinese war campaigns and against Russian-Mongol forces in the Nomonhan Incident.
At the beginning of the Pacific War (World War II), it was retired to training and secondary missions, but later returned to front-line service, performing short-range patrol and reconnaissance missions in Japan proper and mainland China in January-February, 1942.

Variants

★ 'Ki-10' : Prototype (4 built in early 1935).

★ 'Ki-10 I' : Army Fighter Type 95 (Mark I) initial version (300 built December 1935 - October 1937)

★ 'Ki-10 II' : Prototype of modified Mark I, increased in length (1 built May 1936)

★ 'Ki-10 II ' : Mark 2 version (280 built June 1937-December 1938)

★ 'Ki-10 I KAI' : Prototype - Ki-10 I with modifications to engine and radiator (1 built October 1936)

★ 'Ki-10 II KAI' : Prototype - Aerodynamic modification of Ki-10 II, now designated Ki-10 I KAI, with 850 hp Kawasaki Ha-9-IIb engine (2 built November 1937)
'Total production': 588 units

Specifications (Ki-10-I)

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