Rikugun Ki-202

The Rikugun Ki-202 Shūsui Kai was a direct development of the German Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet rocket-powered interceptor aircraft. None were produced before Japan's surrender that ended World War II.
In a split from the development of the Mitsubishi J8M/Ki-200 Shūsui, the IJA instructed Rikugun to develop a new design based on the Me 163, independent of the IJN's J8M. A fundamental shortcoming of the Me 163, and all other aircraft based on it, was extremely limited endurance, typically only a few minutes. The Imperial Japanese Navy proposed to improve the endurance of the J8M1 by producing a version with only one cannon, thereby saving weight and space for more fuel. The [Imperial Japanese Imperial Japanese Army Air Force|Army Air Force|Army] on the other hand opted to keep both cannons and enlarge the airframe to accommodate larger tanks, resulting in the Ki-202, which was to have been the definitive Army version of the fighter. Power was to be supplied by a thrust Mitsubishi Toku Ro.3 rocket motor. Undercarriage was to have been a sprung skid and tail-wheel.