The Kawasaki Ki-48 "Lily" equipped unit, was badly mauled during the battle for the Philippines in 1944, and the few survivors who managed to return to Japan reorganized the unit, this time equipped with Kawasaki Ki-102 "Randy" ground attackers.
Unfrotunately I can't seem to find an accurate illustration of the unit's tail marking.
Akimoto's illustration is not good.
Hashimoto's in "Japanese Military Aircraft Illustrated" is no good either.
Nohara gave it a try in Model Art#533 and KFI#42, but he seems to have been inspired by Hashimoto; so no good either.
Unfortunately, the worst is by Scott in "Emblems of the Rising Sun".
Consequently, Sword's "Randy" markings are also incorrect.
BUT, our good friend Devlin Chouinard didn't waste any time to create, what I believe, the most accurate depiction of the 3rd Sentai unit marking when it flew Ki-102s. THANK YOU D.!!!
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The color of tail marking of Randy No. 08 should be yellow, I would say.
Seems like the tail marking for 08 should be yellow, it's plain as day in the video that the tail marking matches the yellow leading edges.... However, the tail marking of #15 or 16 of the Ki-102 next to 08 in the video is clearly red...
Fixed. Thanks.
I have a soft spot for the Japanese twin engined fighters/assaulters/recon and the Ki-102 is among my favourite.
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