Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (Ki-45 KAI)

Manufacturer	Kawasaki
Type	Two-seated ground attack fighter
Powerplant	2 x 805 kW (1,080 hp) Mitsubishi Ha-102 radial piston engines
Performance	Maximum speed 545 km/h (339 mph) at 7000 m (22,965 ft) Climb to 5000 m (16,405 ft) in 6 minutes 7 seconds Service ceiling 10000 m (32,810 ft) Range 2000 km (1,243 miles)
Weights	Empty 4000 kg (8,818 lb) Maximum take-off 5500 kg (12,125 lb)
Dimensions	Span 15.05 m (49 ft 4.5 in) Length 11.00 m (36 ft 1.1 in) Height 3.70 m (12 ft 1.7 in) Wing area 32.00 m2 (344,46 sq ft)
Armament	KAIa variant: 1 x forward-firing 20 mm cannon 2 x 12.7 mm (0.5 in) machine-guns in the nose 1 x 7.92 mm (0.31 in) machine-gun on a flexible mount in the rear cockpit. KAIb variant: 1 x 20-mm cannon in the nose 1 x forward-firing 37-mm cannon in the fuselage 1 x rear-firing 7.92-mm (0.31-in) machinegun All versions had provision for two drop tanks or two 250 kg (551 lb) bombs on underwing racks Some were tested with 1 x 75-mm (2.95-in) cannon for attacks on shipping
Development	Design – 1937 First prototype flight – 1939 Production – September 1941 In service – August 1942 First combat - October 1942
Variants	KAIa, KAIb (anti-shipping), KAIc (night-fighter)

• In 1937, Kawasaki was instructed by the Imperial Japanese army to design and develop a twin-engine fighter that would be suitable for long-range operations over the Pacific.
• The concept derived from Germany’s Messerschmitt Bf 110
• Heavily armed and proved effective against the USAF's Consolidated B-24 Liberators
• Being used for the defense of Tokyo, Manchuria, Burma and Sumatra areas of operations.
• Ki-45 Toryu remained in service until the end of the Pacific war
• Approximately 1701 units were built.