Nakajima Ki-43 fighter

Known by the Allies as ‘Oscar’ and by the Japanese as Hayabusa (which translates to Peregrine Falcon) the Ki-43 had highly sensitive controls and possessed no vicious characteristics.  It’s best combat element was close in high ‘g’ manoeuvring.  It lacked firepower, having only two 12.7mm machine guns (250 rounds per gun) mounted in the upper portion of the forward fuselage and had little fuel tank or pilot protection.  It’s structure, whilst not unduly fragile, was incapable of absorbing continuous punishment.