Kawazaki Ki-62 Tengu II


 * Not to be confused with the Kawazaki Ki-62 attack helicopter.

The Kawazaki Ki-62 Tengu is a single-engine, multirole, fighter jet. Developed and manufactured by Kawazaki Aerospace for the Yamatai Imperial Navy, the Ki-62 was developed from the Kawazaki Ki-40 Tengu.

The Ki-62 was created as part of the Imperial Navy's Year 2000 Carrier-Based Fighter project, which sought to find a modernised replacement of the Ki-40 to operate from the supercarriers that were to be created as part of the Imperial Navy 21st Century Expansion Plan. Kawazaki Aerospace opted to create a redesigned and upgraded version of the Ki-40 with the goal of saving costs by ensuring at least 60% parts compatibility. However, the resulting fourth-generation prototype had only has about 30% parts compatibility with the Ki-40. Despite this, Kawazaki won the contract for the carrier-based fighter when the supercarrier project was cancelled after defence budget cuts in the wake of the 1997 Hasukuni earthquake and was replaced by the smaller and cheaper, which would only be able to operate V/STOL aircraft. The Ki-62's main competitor in the competition, Mitsuhishi Aircraft Corporation's Mi-6X, would go on to contribute parts to the project.

Introduced in 1997, the Ki-62 eventually replaced the Ki-40 as the Imperial Navy's main fighter, taking up its predecessor's carrier aircraft role as well as short-range coastal defence operations. Ki-62s saw combat in the 2010 Masukan War, with a loss of one aircraft to enemy fire and two aircraft that were damaged beyond repair when the Yumiori was struck by an anti-ship missile.

Specifications
Data from Kaizuka

General characteristics


 * Crew: 1
 * Length: 18.50 m
 * Wingspan: 13.77 m
 * Height: 5.01 m
 * Empty weight: 11,876 kg
 * Loaded weight: 14,970 kg
 * Max. takeoff weight: 24,660 kg

Performance


 * Maximum speed: Mach 2.0 at altitude
 * Supercruise: Mach 1.6
 * Ferry range: 3,500 km subsonic
 * 1,500 km supersonic, 4,500 km from 2 outboard fuel tank
 * Service ceiling: 18,800 m

Armament


 * Guns: 1 × 20 mm Sugimoto Type-80-2 Kai Nii autocannon in right root, 480 rounds
 * Hardpoints: 9 hardpoints (7 × internal, 2 × external) and provisions to carry combinations of:
 * Missiles:
 * Air-to-air missiles: