The Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki (鍾馗, "Devil Queller") [2] was a single-seat fighter - interceptor which was developed by the Nakajima Aircraft Company and operated by the Imperial Japanese Army from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. Its official designation was Army Type 2 Single-Seat Fighter (二式単座戦闘機) and its Allied reporting name was Tojo.

Ki44 钟馗全称二式单座战斗机“钟馗”， 盟军 绰号Tojo，是日军在 第二次世界大战 中的高空拦截型战斗机。 昭和17年（1942年）1月28日提出的日本陆军第283号秘密条约将其称为“ 二式战斗机 ”。 而类似于“二式单座战斗机、二式复座战斗机”的命名则是在战后军事爱好者们常用说法，此外Ki44还拥有代号“钟馗”，对其的简称则有“二式战、二式单战、二单”等。 “钟馗”是由于Ki-44投入战场时的初期主要任务是去压制当时美军的P38以及P40，而P38又被日军称为“恶鬼”，于是便期 …

2011年11月18日 · Flying lightweight and agile Type 97 Ki-27 s (“Nates” to the Allies), the Japanese Army Air Force’s pilots easily outmaneuvered their opposition in the skies over China and Manchuria in the late 30s, and during the opening days of World War II, JAAF Ki-43 Hayabusas (“Oscars”) more often than not flew rings around Allied fighters over ...

Capt Ryotaro Jobo was one of the highest scoring JAAF aces to fly the Ki-44. His final score of 30+ victories included B-29s claimed destroyed or damaged over Singapore whilst flying rocket-armed Ki-44s of the 1st Field Reserve Air Unit (via Henry Sakaida)

2011年10月30日 · The Ki-44 ‘Tojo’ represented a radical departure from the Japanese Army Air Force’s emphasis on maneuverability and aerobatics, being designed from the outset to fill the role of a fast-climbing, heavy hitting point defense fighter.

By the end of the war the Ki-44 made up 18% of Homeland Defense units, even though Shoki was only 9% of Japanese fighter production. Further support of this book is a detailed explanation of Japanese Army aircraft nomenclature, and an appendix of leading Ki-44 aces and B-29 killers.

The 100th title of Osprey's celebrated Aircraft of the Aces series covers a subject sure to be of interest to historians of World War II. The Ki-44 'Tojo' was a fast-climbing, heavily armed point-defence interceptor that was used successfully in slashing hit-and-run tactics that caught Allied pilots by surprise.

2024年8月21日 · Amongst the numerous aces that flew Ki-44's were Major Akira Watanabe of the 33rd Sentai, Captain Yukiyoshi Wakamatsu, the 'Red Nose Ace' of the 85th Sentai and Warrant Officer Rikio Shibata also of the 85th Sentai, a leading ace with claims for 27 aircraft. This book tells the complete story of all of Japan's 'Tojo' aces.

2010年7月19日 · From Ki-44 'Tojo' Aces of World War 2: "...veteran ace Tex Hill expressed doubt about the P-51(A)'s ability to fight the Tojo, stating, 'I don't think we can beat these new Japs in the air'." That was immediately after seeing the acceleration and climbing abilities of the Ki 44.