A6M ZERO

THE A6M ZERO WAS THE MOST ICONIC WARBIRD OF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE EMPIRE. FAST, HIGHLY MANOUVERABLE AND RELIABLE, IT RULED THE SKIES OVER THE SOUTH PACIFIC UNTIL LATE IN THE WAR.


SPEED: 331 MPH

ARMAMENT: 2 x  7.7 MM MACHINE GUNS IN COWLING
                          2 x 20 MM CANNON IN WINGS
                          2 x  BOMBS UNDER THE WINGS

WW2 ACE Hiroyoshi Nishizawa WAS CREDITED WITH 87 KILLS IN THE A6M ZERO FIGHTER

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