The Nakajima A6M2-N Zeke was a Japanese single-seat fighter seaplane of the Second World War developed from the Misubishi A6M fighter on the demand of the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1941, and first flown in December 1941. The
Nakajima A6M2-N, code named Rufe by the Allies, was essentially a Mitsubish A6M fighter with a large central float which also contained an auxiliary fuel tank, stabilising floats beneath the wings and increased vertical tail surfaces. The
Nakajima A6M2-N was powered by a 940 hp Nakajima NK1C Sakae 12 14-cylinder radial piston engine that provided a top speed of 436 kmh and a range of 1780 km. Armaments consisted of two fuselage mounted 7.7 mm machine-guns and two wing mounted 20 mm cannons and external racks for two 60 kg bombs. Research Nakajima A6M2-N