Versions
- Ki-102
- prototypes, 3 built
- Ki-102a (Type Kō)
- Externally similar to the 102b, but with turbosuperchargers that enabled the engine to maintain its rating at higher altitudes. 57 mm (2.24 in) cannon was swapped in favor of a 37 mm (1.46 in) cannon, and the 12.7 mm (.50 in) rear gun was deleted, 26 built.
- Ki-102b (Type Otu)
- Ground-attack variant similar to prototypes, except with revised tail wheel, 207 built.
- Ki-102c (Type Hei)
- Night Fighter version with lengthened fuselage and span. Radar under a Plexiglas dome, oblique-firing 20 mm cannons, and the 20 mm cannons in the belly replaced with 30 mm (1.18 in) cannons completed the package, 2 built.
- Ki-108
- High-altitude fighter prototype with pressurised cabin, two conversions from Ki-102b aircraft using the structural improvements used on the 102c.
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