The Mitsubishi A6M Zero (Type 0 fighter) was a series of Japanese single-seat interceptor fighter/ fighter-bomber aircraft of the Second World War codenamed Zeke by the Allies in 1941. The Mitsubishi A6M6c Model 53c was powered by a 1130 hp Nakajima Sakae 31 14-cylinder radial piston engine providing a top speed of 557 kmh and a range of 1800 km. Armaments consisted of one 13.2 mm machine-gun mounted in the upper fuselage decking, two 13.2 mm machine-guns mounted in the wings, two 20 mm Type 99 cannons mounted in the wings, and under-wing launch rails for eight 10 kg or two 60 kg air-to-air rockets. The Mitsubishi A6M was designed by Jiro Horikoshi as a replacement for the Mitsubishi A5M for the Japanese Navy, and was a cantilever low-wing monoplane of all-metal construction and exceptional manoeuvrability. Research Mitsubishi A6M
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