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I have seen a few "Luftwaffe '46" threads in here, but I don't remember one for the Empire of Japan. So, the scenario is this: for whatever reason, the atomic bomb won't be ready until late 46 or even early 47. The US has decided a ground invasion is too costly, and are trying a total blockade, possibly combined with invasions into Taiwan and southern Korea. The rest of the war goes the same as before. Japanese cities are still subject to bombing. A small but growing number of ad-hoc aircraft factories are set up in railroad tunnels and caves, deep in the mountains.

So, what kind of aircraft might see use (albeit in tiny numbers) that never did OTL?

Ki-83 heavy fighters?
J7W interceptors?
"Kikka" jet craft?
Some kind of "Ohka", rail-launched and powered by a V1-style ramjet?
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