https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Hien_(Sonic_Wings)?oldid=1061663. A self-sealing fuel tank with a capacity of 165 L (44 US gal) was located behind the pilot's seat. Aero Fighters (nommé Sonic Wings au Japon) est un jeu de type « shoot them up » à défilement verticale sorti sur borne d'arcade en 1992.En 1993, il a été porté sur … The text between missions consists solely of descriptions of missions assigned to him by theShogun. She is paired with her crush Hien … The story shows the exploits of Project Blue, a worldwide peace-keeping organization formed by top guns from various countries and led by Lord River N. White. Aero Fighters Special and Sonic Wings Limited are very similar games, with a few differences.Sonic Wings Special adds in a new first boss, unlockable planes, and a save feature.It faithfully ports Sonic Wings Limited while adding in enough extra … [12], Owing to the additional weight, the Ki-61's performance and agility suffered when its armament was increased, but it still remained capable with a 580 km/h (313 kn) maximum speed. Known in Japan as "Sonic Wings Assault". Each aircraft has three … Lançado originalmente com o nome "Sonic Wings" para os fliperamas em 1992, e em 1993 para o Super Famicom. See photo of the Tony cockpit showing the flight stick from Robert Mikesh's book Japanese Aircraft The Shogun praises Hien's work and tells him to go home to rest. [13] High non-combat losses were also experienced by the Japanese during this campaign. The cannon armament was needed to counter the Allied bombers, which proved to be difficult to shoot down with only 12.7 mm (.50 in) machine guns. Produttore: Video System Co., Ltd. Anno: 1990 Genere: Shoot 'em up (V-scrolling) N. max di giocatori: 2 (contemporaneamente) N. di livelli: 7 Difficoltà: media Ricomincia da capo una volta finito: solo una volta Note: l'ordine dei livelli viene generato a caso di volta in volta. Aero Fighters 2 has been met with mostly positive reception from retrospective reviewers in recent years. Aero Fighters 3 Desarrolladora(s) Video System Distribuidora(s) Video System Plataforma(s) Arcade, SNK Neo Geo CD Fecha(s) de lanzamiento Arcade 17 de noviembre de 1995 Aero Fighters 3 (Sonic Wings 3 en Japón) es un juego de arcade del género Matamarcianos de desplazamiento vertical lanzado en 1995 por Video System para la placa Neo-Geo Most aircraft were destroyed in military conflicts between the Netherlands and the newly proclaimed-Republic of Indonesia during the. Hien/Mao Mao Portraits Game Aero Fighters 3 / Sonic Wings 3 Section Miscellaneous Filesize 15.22 KB Submitter Magma MK-II Format PNG (image/png) Size 300x285 pixels Hits 5,943 Comments 0 … However, the armament of the early Hien was lighter, but still sufficient for most purposes. Both units were sent into a difficult theatre where jungles and adverse weather conditions, coupled with a lack of spares, quickly undermined the efficiency of both men and machines. Boss battle with Osaru: Mao Mao is walking in the rain, lost in thought about Hien. He continues to be unmovable for the most part, although he is a bit bewildered by some of his stranger new fighting partners. ). Priority was given to the Ki-60, which first flew in April 1941, while design work on the Ki-61 did not begin until December 1940. The Ki-61 proved the fastest of all the aircraft and was inferior only to the Ki-43 in manoeuvrability. [7] Although test pilots were enthusiastic about its self-sealing fuel tanks, upgraded armament, and good dive performance, the wing loading of 146.3 kg/m2 (30 lb/ft2) at an all-up weight of 2,950 kg (6,500 lb) was viewed with scepticism by many of the senior officers of the Koku Hombu, who still believed in the light, highly manoeuvrable, lightly armed fighter epitomised by the then new Nakajima Ki-43-I-Hei which had a wing loading of 92.6 kg/m2 (19 lb/ft2) (and even that was considered borderline compared to the earlier Ki-27). Out of 374 Ki-61-II builds, 275 were completed as Ki-100 Ia. This relic came to us from the estate of a P-51 Mustang pilot who was stationed in the South Pacific during WWII. Hien's and Steve's ending in Aero Fighters 2: Steve abrutply throws their clothes off, leaving nothing but a rose on their crotch, and demands to Hien that he kiss them. The Hiko Sentai, usually referred to as Sentai, was the basic operational unit of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force, composed of three or more Chutai (companies or squadrons). Warrant Officer, First unit to convert to the Ki-61. This is an authentic WWII Flight Stick and Grip from a Japanese Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien Fighter, aka "Tony". It's an overhead vertical scroller game where you shoot planes. Hien is a little more tolerant of her than usual, even telling her she looks cute in her costume; however, he also tells her not to be a pain. [8][9][10][11], The Ki-61 was the last of the fighters powered by the DB-601 or its foreign derivatives, and it was soon overshadowed by fighters with more powerful engines. [26][N 5] These three pilots were the first recipients of the Bukosho, Japan's equivalent to the Victoria Cross or Medal of Honor, which had been inaugurated on 7 December 1944 as an Imperial Edict by Emperor Hirohito (there are 89 known recipients, most of whom fought and scored against B-29s). Keith Bishop Keaton's partner in Aero Fighters. She runs into a man who teases her for thinking too hard; as he walks away, she realizes that his voice sounds awfully familiar. He is a mysterious, impassive ninja who serves a Shogun. New Guinea, Manchuria (Manchoukuo), East Indies, flew Ki-61 for a short time in Home Island Defence, Unit claimed 11 B-29s for 30 pilots lost. Boss battle with Osaru: Hien reports to the Shogun who again blasts off in an ending similar to the two-player ending with Mecha-Keaton in SW2. The Aero Fighters of the new assault team one get a new recruit. * Japanese Fighter-Support X piloted by Hien… While Aero Fighters is a solid game it does come across as a bit generic. You have a pretty good selection of planes, too. A US bombing raid on 19 January 1945 destroyed the engine factory in Akashi, Hyōgo, and 275 Ki-61-II-KAI airframes without engines were converted to use the Mitsubishi Ha-112-II radial engine, resulting in the Ki-100. [12][15], During testing, the Hien proved capable,[16] but several shortcomings were subsequently revealed in operational service,[citation needed] namely the armor protection that was insufficient against larger guns and a sub-standard engine that eventually led to a new engine being considered. For example, while in transit between Truk and Rabaul, the 78th lost 18 of its 30 Ki-61s. A single weapon (initially a 7.7 mm/0.303 in Type 89 machine gun) was able to be carried in a weapons bay located behind the main spar. To choose the stages branching to the left, the player must shoot off the left wing of the checkered plane that appears … Hata, Ikuhiko, Yasuho Izawa and Christopher Shores. Sergeant Shigeo Nobe of the 4th Sentai intentionally flew his Kawasaki Ki-45 into a B-29; debris from the explosion severely damaged another B-29, which also went down. The breeches partly projected into the cockpit, above the instrument panel. [12], A number of Ki-61s were also used in Tokkotai (kamikaze) missions launched toward the end of the war. The empty and maximum weights for the Ki-61 prototype (2 × 12.7 mm/0.50 in + 2 × 7.7 mm/0.303 in) were 2,238 kg (4,934 lb) and 2,950 kg (6,504 lb), respectively; for the Ki-61-I basic (4 × 12.7 mm/.50 in) 3,130 kg (6,900 lb); and for the Ki-61-KAI (2 × 12.7 mm/0.50 in + 2 × 20 mm), 2,630 kg (5,798 lb) and 3,470 kg (6,750 lb). [citation needed]. He has Hien… [N 4][24] Other attacks of this nature followed, as a result of which individual pilots determined it was a practicable way of destroying B-29s.[25]. It was the first in the Aero Fighters series, and a spiritual successor to the 1991 Turbo Force. Each wing had a partially self-sealing 190 L (50 US gal) fuel tank behind the main spar, just outboard of the fuselage. Hien (translated to Scarlet Flame) is a calm, cool, and collected pilot trained in the ninja arts. The Neo Geo version was not released in North America, but the Neo Geo CD version was released in … After overcoming initial fuselage and wing stability problems, the new interceptor reverted to the original wing and was put into service as the Ki-61-II-KAI. See details for Sonic Wings Special above. Despite their successful attacks, these pilots gained no reprieve, and were obliged to continue these deadly and dangerous ramming tactics until they were killed, or else wounded so badly that they could no longer fly. While the Ha-112 solved the problems encountered with the Ha-140, the new engine still had a major weakness: a lack of power at altitude, which diminished its ability to intercept high-flying B-29 Superfortresses relative to the Ki-61-II. Full-Frontal Assault : Several endings have him (?) Over 3,000 Ki-61s were produced. . A tapered, rectangular supercharger air intake was located on the port-side cowling. Before then we have Aero Fighters 3, offering similar shooting action to the excellent (and already available) second title. Some authors claim that the Lockheed P-38 Lightning was measurably superior. Yeah. A Sentai had 27 to 49 aircraft, with each Chutai having 16 aircraft and pilots plus a maintenance and repair unit. [4][5] The final, and better known code name adopted was "Tony", because the Ki-61 looked like an Italian aircraft.[17][18]. After the final boss battle, Mao Mao tells Hien she wants to know what he really looks like. [3] It was the only mass-produced Japanese fighter of the war to use a liquid-cooled inline V engine. We at DLM have delved into it for several days now, and have come away astounded. He is also a young Japanese man, appeared with only brown eyes and a little of his black hair are visible and has an X-shaped scar on his forehead. The Ki-61 was notable for many reasons: initially identified as of either German or Italian origin, these aircraft were capable of matching Allied aircraft such as the P-40 in speed, and as evaluation had already showed, were superior in almost every respect. I'm crazy! The first Ki-61 seen by Allied aircrew had been misidentified as a Bf 109 by USAAF Capt. Pre-production started with the first prototype completed in July 1941. [8], To address these concerns, Kawasaki staged a fly-off between two Ki-61 prototypes and the Nakajima Ki-43-I, a pre-production Nakajima Ki-44-I, a defector-flown Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Goudkov LaGG-3, a Messerschmitt Bf 109E-7, and a captured Curtiss P-40E Warhawk. And boy do they encompass a wide swath of stereotypes. [1] The Neo Geo version was not released in North America, but … Hien returns in Assault, where he seems even more stern than normal and speaks primarily in Japanese even in the English version of the game. The rear spar carried the split flaps and long, narrow-chord ailerons, while the front spar incorporated the undercarriage pivot points. The radiator and oil cooler for the liquid-cooled engine were in a ventral location below the fuselage and wing trailing edge, covered by a rectangular section fairing with a large, adjustable exit flap. Hien is one of the main characters in Aero Fighters or Sonic Wings series. [12][13], The DB-601 engine required precise and sophisticated manufacturing; the Ha-40 was lighter by roughly 30 kg (70 lb) and required even higher manufacturing standards. [22] The Ki-61 carried a great deal of fuel, but due to having self-sealing fuel tanks it was not considered readily flammable, as many other Japanese aircraft were. Este es un personaje icónico que aparece en casi todos los Aero Fighters. [4][5], The Ki-61 was designed by Takeo Doi and his deputy Shin Owada in response to a late 1939 tender by the Koku Hombu[N 1] for two fighters, each to be built around the Daimler-Benz DB 601Aa. A Ki-61-1-. He shoots out giant shuriken and kunai from his planes. . stripping down and attempting to Glomp people. "(pdf file), "Ki-61-II Kai Tony Manufacture Number 61217 Tail 17", "Flying swallow WWII fighter restored to glory by Kawasaki", KI-61 article on vectorsite (public domain), virtual page about performance of Ki-61Kai, Profile drawings and artwork on the Ki-61, World War II Allied reporting names for Japanese aircraft, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kawasaki_Ki-61&oldid=998846194, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2015, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2010, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2017, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Figure includes: 2,654 Ki-61-I and 404 Ki-61-II builds, Figure includes: 2,666 Ki-61-I and 412 Ki-61-II builds. He obliges by taking off his mask to reveal first Mecha-Keaton then a log, leading Mao Mao to realize that he can change his appearance at will. Main flight training school for Army fighter pilots. Aero Fighters Special and Sonic Wings Limited are very similar games, with a few differences.Sonic Wings Special adds in a new first boss, unlockable planes, and a save feature.It faithfully ports Sonic Wings Limited while adding in enough extra content to justify it getting the “Special” in its title.. More Tags: Aero Fighters Sonic Wings Arcade Neo Geo Neo-Geo CD SNK Video System Co., Ltd. Blaster Robo Mecha Keaton Captain Silver Hien … Is he up for the challenge in this on going war or is he another pilot ready to be shot down. In the Aero Fighter games, he carries out his missions given to him by the mysterious "Shogun". [citation needed], The Ki-61 looked so different than the usual radial-engined Japanese fighters that the Allies at first believed it to be of German or Italian origin, possibly a license-built Messerschmitt Bf 109. 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