The Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki (鍾馗, "Devil Queller") [2] was a single-seat fighter - interceptor which was developed by the Nakajima Aircraft Company and operated by the Imperial Japanese Army from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. Its official designation was Army Type 2 Single-Seat Fighter (二式単座戦闘機) and its Allied reporting name was Tojo.

The Ki-44-II hei (China) is a Chinese fighter. It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision". It has identical performance to the original Japanese Ki-44-II hei. The "Shoki" was named after a powerful king of demons in Chinese mythology, Zhong Kui, said to have a grotesque appearance.

Aug 17, 2012 · Ki-44 Shoki in Nationalist Chinese Markings By Brad Gaff History. Designed to be a pure interceptor by Nakajima, the Ki-44 would first fly in August 1940 with combat trials starting in September of 1941.

A Ki-44 Shoki of IJAAS, 9th Air Combat Group, was shot down by Chinese fighter pilot Wang Sung-Chin (Songjin Wang) on his Curtiss P-40N Warhawk No. 659. Allegedly the Nakajima Ki-44 crash-landed and caught alight, but its pilot refused to surrender and burnt himself to death.

二式单座战斗机 （Ki-44），简称 二式单战，昵称 锺馗 、 盟军 代号“ 东条 ”（Tojo）是 日本帝国陆军 在 第二次世界大战 中使用的战斗机，由 中岛飞机 设计，1940年起至1944年间共生产1,175架。 参与锺馗设计的工程师 糸川英夫 在自己的回忆录中认为： 一式战斗机 － 隼 生得其时因此声名大噪；但是他自己认为设计出最好的战机，应该是继一式战后设计的“锺馗”战斗机。 原定锺馗作为高空拦截战机用为了克制美国的轰炸机队，后来发现性能不足所以在一型乙开始换装轰炸机用的 …

The Ki-44 Shoki ("Demon") Type 2 Single Seat Fighters were designed for speed and climbing, targeting specifically high-flying bombers. The first flight took place in Aug 1940, and they entered service on an experimental basis in Dec 1941 when nine Ki-44s were assigned to the 47th Independent Air Company in Saigon, Indochina (Vietnam).

Designed in parallel with the Ki-43 Oscar, the Ki-44 was designed as an interceptor, with emphasis on speed versus climb and maneuverability. During September 1942, accepted by the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF). The Ki-44-I was first encountered by Allied Forces over China, Burma and Malaya.

二式單座戰鬥機 （Ki-44），簡稱 二式單戰，暱稱 鍾馗 、 盟軍 代號「東條」（Tojo）是 日本帝國陸軍 在 第二次世界大戰 中使用的戰鬥機，由 中島飛機 設計，1940年起至1944年間共生產1,175架。 參與鍾馗設計的工程師 糸川英夫 在自己的回憶錄中認為： 一式戰鬥機 － 隼 生得其時因此聲名大噪；但是他自己認為設計出最好的戰機，應該是繼一式戰後設計的「鍾馗」戰鬥機。 原定鍾馗作為高空攔截戰機用為了克制美國的轟炸機隊，後來發現性能不足所以在一型乙開始換裝轟炸機 …

The ␗Ki-44-II hei Shoki is a rank III Chinese fighter with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/RB) and 3.0 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision". It has identical performance to the original Japanese Ki-44-II hei.

Oct 26, 2022 · Chinese Ki-44 has lower br in both AAB and ARB than the Japanese one, which is exactly the same (to my knowledge). Except the chinese one has a way cooler camo. Personally I prefer ones with two 12.7mms at much lower br. That performance at 2.7 is just amazing.