Ki-27 vs Ki-43: Why is the Nate tougher?

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Originally Posted by KnightFandragon

idk about tough but nates can turn on a pinhead....I have tried to dogfight them in my Spitfire and had them out turn me.....same thing with a Buffalo and some early war french plane...things seemed to turn around right in place like a tank

This part doesn't surprise me. It's regarded as one of the quickest turning monoplanes which isn't surprising given Japan's Army Air Force doctrine of turn fighting. When the Ki-43 was introduced even it was regarded by pilots as too slow in the turn compared to what they were used to.

The Ki-61 and Ki-44 were real shocks to these pilots no doubt!