A6M Zero

The Mitsubishi A6M “Zero” is a long-range fighter aircraft manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy 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-kanjō-sentōki), or the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen. The A6M was usually referred to by its pilots as the “Reisen” (zero fighter), “0” being the last digit of the imperial year 2600 (1940) when it entered service with the Imperial Navy. The official Allied reporting name was “Zeke“, although the use of the name “Zero” was later adopted by the Allies as well.

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• Pros and Cons
  • Pros
    • Light, easy to fly, low stall speed
    • Tight turn radius
    • Good top speed
    • Nose-mounted machine guns & wing-mounted 20mm cannons
    • Carry two bombs
  • Cons
    • Weak durability

• Engine
  • A6M2:
    • Default: NK1C Sakae 12 – 925 hp
    • Upgrade: NK1F Sakae 21 – 1,115 hp
  • A6M3:
    • Default: NK1F Sakae 21 – 1,130hp
  • A6M5: (Coming soon)
    • Default: NK1E Sakae 31 – 1,210 hp
  • A6M8: (Coming soon)
    • Default: Kinsei-53 – 1,300hp
    • Upgrade: Kinsei-62 – 1,560hp
• Armament
  • A6M2 & A6M3:
    • Default:
      • 2 x 7.7 mm Type-97 machine guns
      • 2 x 20 mm Type-99 cannons
    • Upgrade:
      • 2 × 60 kg bombs
  • A6M5:
    • Default:
      • 2 x 7.7 mm Type-97 machine guns
      • 2 x 20 mm Type-99 cannons
    • Upgrade:
      • 2 × 250 kg bombs
• Stats
  • Max speed: 660 km/h (356 kn, 410 mph)
  • Max dive speed: N/A
  • Durability: 300
  • Internal fuel capacity: 590 litres (156 US gallons)
  • External fuel capacity: N/A
  • Empty weight: 1,680 kg (3,704 lb)
  • Wing area: 22.44 m² (241.5 ft²)
• Variants
  • A6M2
    • Tainan Air Group
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  • A6M2-N Rufe (Coming soon)
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  •  A6M3
    • 251 Kokutai
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  • A6M5 (Coming soon)
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• Premiums
  • A6M2
    • IJA White ‘Saburo Sakai
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    • IJA Green
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