 By the end of the war, Ki-44 variants were being replaced by the Nakajima Ki-84 "Hayate", which was regarded as vastly superior – in aspects other than maintenance and reliability.During 1946–49, both sides in the Chinese Revolution operated Ki-44s surrendered or abandoned by Japanese units.Air units of the People's Liberation Army obtained aircraft formerly belonging to "22" and "85 Sentai", which had disbanded in Chosen.