Thursday, June 6, 2013

The Japanese Zero

Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero
125 Zeros participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor.  At the beginning of WW II it was better than our fighters in speed, range and maneuverability.  The reason being that in construction the Japanese opted to omit self sealing fuel tanks and armor.  The result was a light airplane which outstanding range.  It was, however; vulnerable in battle.  Their most trained pilots were lost because of these characteristics.

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