Talk:Kikka Kai/@comment-26574811-20161210131239/@comment-108.88.197.98-20161213041650

There are other sources that give the Kikka 4x30mm cannon, for sure. Like with the Me 262, there were all sorts of variants being planned for the Kikka even before they had something to test fly. I've seen three common "stat-lines" for the Kikka in aircraft books: a gunless fast-bomber/suicide-plane, a quad 30mm cannon interceptor fighter for use against B-29s, and the twin 30mm cannon fighter-bomber. I think I recall seeing an unarmed pure reconnaissance version in some books, also.

It's really a pity the Japanese government burned so much of their documentation. Maybe they felt it was necessary, or just wanted a final defiant gesture, but from my point of view it has robbed future generations of access to history.