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Japan A6M3 Type 22 T2-165, flown by Shoichi Sugita, 204 Kokutai, Imperial Japan Navy, 1943
General Background
The A6M entered service in 1940 and became known as the Zero because of the Japanese
designation of Type 0 Carrier Fighter. The Zero technology was years ahead of any other fighter
and had no problem clearing the skies of opposing aircraft. There were numerous variants of the
Zero including the folding wing A6M2 Model 21 designed for carrier operations. The A6M2 was
the most produced Japanese aircraft of WWII. As the war went on the Model 21 would be the
Zero variant that most Allied pilots would encounter.
Specifications :
Role: | Fighter |
Production Of All Zero Types: | Almost 10, 500 |
Crew: | 1 Pilot |
Power plant: | 1 X Nakajima Sakae 12 Producing 925 HP |
Performance: | Speed - 331 mph (533 km/h) |
Ceiling - 33,792.5 ft (10,300 m) | |
Range – 1,044 miles (1,680 km) | |
Weight: | 3,703.7 lb (1,680 kg) Empty |
Dimensions: | Wingspan – 39 ft 4.4 in (12 m) |
Length – 29.72 ft (9.06 m) | |
Height – 10 ft (3.05 m) | |
Armament | 2 X 7.7 mm Type 97 Machine Guns On Upper Fuselage Firing Through A Synchronized Propeller |
2 X 20 mm Type 99 Cannon Wing-Mounted | |
2 X External 132 lb (60 kg) Bombs |