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
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
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