''The Ki-96 prototype twin-engine fighter was developed using the Imperial Japanese Army's Type 2 two-seat fighter "Toryuu" as a base.<br>This upgraded aircraft has high mobility, powerful armaments, and can carry a sufficient payload. It has been designed by Army engineers to evade heavy attacks. It is a new model of high-speed land attack aircraft equipped with the prototype No.1 Model 1A Radio-Guided Missile, the predecessor of domestic air-to-surface anti-ship missiles.