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Mitsubishi A6M Zero

The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was a long-range fighter aircraft operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) from 1940 to 1945. The A6M was designated as the Mitsubishi Navy Type 0 Carrier Fighter (零式艦上戦闘機 rei-shiki-kanjou-sentouki?), and also designated as the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen and Mitsubishi Navy 12-shi Carrier Fighter. The A6M was usually referred to by the Allies as the "Zero", from the 'Navy Type 0 Carrier Fighter' designation. The official Allied reporting name was Zeke.

When it was introduced early in World War II, the Zero was considered the most capable carrier-based fighter in the world, combining excellent maneuverability and very long range. In early combat operations, the Zero gained a legendary reputation as a "dogfighter", achieving the outstanding kill ratio of 12 to 1, but by mid-1942 a combination of new tactics and the introduction of better equipment enabled the Allied pilots to engage the Zero on more equal terms. The IJNAS also frequently used the type as a land-based fighter. By 1943, inherent design weaknesses and the increasing lack of more powerful aircraft engines meant that the Zero became less effective against newer enemy fighters that possessed greater firepower, armor, and speed, and approached the Zero's maneuverability. Although the Mitsubishi A6M was outdated by 1944, it was never totally supplanted by the newer Japanese aircraft types. During the final years of the War in the Pacific, the Zero was used in kamikaze operations. In the course of the war, more Zeros were built than any other Japanese aircraft.

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A6M2 Zero Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service BI-151 Soryu.
Witty Wings : WTW-72-012-11 \| 1:72 scale \| 800 pieces Worldwide \| read more...

Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service 170 261st Flying Group.
Witty Wings : WTW-72-012-009 \| 1:72 scale \| 600 pieces Worldwide \| read more...

A6M2 Zero Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service BI-151 Soryu.
Witty Wings : WTW-72-012-11 \| 1:72 scale \| 800 pieces Worldwide \| read more...

A6M2 Zero Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service EI-101 "Lt. Commander Tadashi Kaneko, First Wave Fighter Command, Shokaku, 6th Squadron, 11th Section, No.1 AC, Pearl Harbor 1941".
Witty Wings : WTW-72-012-09 \| 1:72 scale \| 800 pieces Worldwide \| read more...

A6M2 Zero Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service AI-101 Akagi aircraft carrier fighter group
Witty Wings : WTW-72-012-008 \| 1:72 scale \| 800 pieces Worldwide \| read more...

A6M2 Zero Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service EII-137 Zuikaku aircraft carrier fighter group
Witty Wings : WTW-72-012-012 \| 1:72 scale \| 800 pieces Worldwide \| read more...

A6M2 Zero Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service AI-102 1st Air Fleet "Akagi".
M-Series : HG6979a \| 1:200 scale \| pieces Worldwide \| read more...

A6M2 Zero Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service AI-155 "Lt. Commander Shigeru Itaya, First Wave Fighter Command, Akagi, 2nd Squadron, 1st Section No.1 AC, Pearl Harbor 1941".
M-Series : HG6979b \| 1:200 scale \| pieces Worldwide \| read more...

Release date for Mitsubishi A6M Zero

20102
20116

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