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Hi Angan,I’m afraid your lack of research has let you down severely in this case.At nearly 11,000 the Mitsubishi Zero was by far their most numerous plane, but it wasn’t the only fighter they had.Here are few planes that you’ve never heard of (that the Japanese had thousands of)The Nakajima Ki-44 (1225 built)The Kawasaki Ki-61 (3078 built)Here’s the Kawanishi N1K1Faster than the Wildcat, with the same service ceiling but twice the rate of climb.It had the same number of guns as the Wildcat but they were one and a half times the size (13mm v 20mm)The Japanese had 1532 of this typeAnd lastly this is the Nakajima Ki-84This had roughly the same speed, range, and firepower as a Mustang, but was lighter with a bigger engine3514 built.They even developed a twin-engine jet fighter (The Kikka or “Orange Blossom”) but it made it’s first flight the day before the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.

I'm surprised to see there isn't anyone who says they're going to join an Indian University! (Edit: There are a few more answers as of now, and they include some Indian institutes.)I'll be attending BITS Pilani, Goa, India to pursue my degree in Computer Science this year.Getting into the premiere engineering colleges in India, the IIT's, is a tough job. Every year, about a million students attempt the JEE Main, and about a tenth of that are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced, competing for around 10,000 seats spread across numerous IIT's in various engineering streams.I did manage to qualify the aforementioned examinations with a final rank of 3514, but this rank wouldn't fetch me Computer Science in these top colleges.Thereafter I appeared for BITSAT, which is another entrance examination exclusively for admission into Birla Institute of Science and Technology, Pilani (BITS Pilani). I managed to score decently, and feel excited to start a four year journey studying a subject I have immense interest in, in a wonderful college, situated in one of the most beautiful places of India, Goa! :)

There’s no better judge to compare the Ki-84 to the P-51 than the US Army Air Corps in 1945. A captured Ki-84-Ia was put through rigorous testing, and the Hayate (Hurricane) was found to out-climb and out-manuever both the P-51H and P-47N!(That’s a Hayate leading the formation)The Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (“Code named “Frank” by the Allies) was the best Japanese fighter of WWII. It had an extremely sophisticated 1900hp direct-injection engine (Ha-45 Model 11 18 cylinder two-row radial) which gave it a top speed of 388mph (624km/h) and an initial climb rate of 3600ft/min (1100m/min). However, the closely-cowled engine needed constant skilled maintenance, the landing gear was prone to structural failure due to poor heat-treatment of the long steel legs, and the hydraulics system was problematic as well. Landing gear often snapped upon landing, and quality control deteriorated at the end of the war, such that new planes might not have working brakes or the ceiling needed to attack B-29s. Of course, the biggest problem for Japan was finding skilled pilots to man this superb aircraft.Shortages of raw materials and frequent bombings of the Musashi engine plant led to some interesting variations: projects and prototypes made of wood (Ki-84-II series and Ki-106), all-steel (Ki-113), and models using the 2000hp Ha-45ru (turbo-charged), the Ha-45/44 with two stage supercharger, or the 2500hp Ha-44/13. The Japanese managed to build 3514 Ki-84’Hayates. First flight was in March of 1943, with service delivery in April of 1944.