Kawasaki Ki.48-II Lily 2025-08-21

[Captain Kurt]

Captain Kurt submitted a new resource:

Kawasaki Ki.48-II Lily - Kawasaki Ki.48-II Lily

Kawasaki Ki48-II Lily

Unit: 208the Light Bomber Air Combat Regiment, 3rd Company, New Guinea, April 1944

Designated a light bomber by the Japanese, the Ki.48 was Japan’s answer to the Russian SB-2 bombers encountered in China, which had proven almost as fast as the Ki-27 "Nates" sent to intercept them. Kawasaki received the specification in December 1937 and a team led by Doi Takeo based the design on lessons learned from the Ki.45 "Nick". The Ki.48 prototype was completed July 1939...

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[AcWai]

Thanks for another nice Japanese bomber.

 

[Hiede]

Thanks Kurt,

It will be put to good use.Was this model also used in the CBI?We're getting the planes needed for the AVG,that's why I'm asking.

Hiede

 

[Browncoat]

Thanks Capt! Is this a IIa or a IIb? I think I recall that the IIb had dive brakes so that it could be used as a dive bomber? No doubt that there were examples where the brakes were removed.

 

[Captain Kurt]

It was used in Burma but at the end of 1942 and on through the war's end. See the picture for units operating the Lily.

It's could either be a IIa or a IIb. The IIb was produced with dive flaps similar to the design used by the Ju 88. However operational units routinely removed the flaps as soon as they got the plane to save weight and because they weren't operating as dive bombers. From all the photos I have seen, the only one that showed dive flaps was a factory promotion pic.

 

[msfossey]

Thank you Capt Kurt; your work is truly appreciated. Love this plane!

 

[skylane]

Thank you for the wonderful Ki-48, Kurt.

 

[Ludo]

Thank you for this beautiful Ki-48-II Captain If you search about the Ki-48 you can find some information about the armor arrangement the plane had (on the IIc but I guess the IIb was the same?) https://forum.warthunder.com/t/kawasaki-ki-48-iic-lily/116997
On this video the Ki-48 is mentioned near the end about the armor (I highly recommend this channel)

 

[Browncoat]

Thank you for this beautiful Ki-48-II Captain If you search about the Ki-48 you can find some information about the armor arrangement the plane had (on the IIc but I guess the IIb was the same?) https://forum.warthunder.com/t/kawasaki-ki-48-iic-lily/116997
On this video the Ki-48 is mentioned near the end about the armor (I highly recommend this channel)

Thanks for the video Ludo. I really enjoyed it.