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The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range carrier-capable fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.It was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from 1940 to 1945.
As the war progressed, however, the fighter suffered from the same weaknesses as the slower, fixed-gear Ki-27 "Nate" predecessor to the Oscar, and the more advanced naval A6M Zero; light armor and less-than-effective self-sealing fuel tanks, which caused high casualties in combat. Its armament of two machine guns also proved inadequate against ...
Armament. 2x 20 mm (0.787 in) Type 99 Mark 2 machine gun inboard wing-mounted with 190 rpg [16] 2x Type 99 Mark 1 machine gun outboard wing-mounted with 210 rpg [16] 2× 60 kg (132 lb) bombs; or. 2 × 200 L (53 US gal; 44 imp gal) drop tanks or a larger central drop tank
The following is a list of Japanese military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels, and other support equipment of both the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), and Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from operations conducted from start of Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 to the end of World War II in 1945.
Only Japanese Special Forces Group. [27] H&K MP7: Personal defense weapon: HK 4.6×30mm Germany: Only Japanese Special Forces Group. [28] Assault rifles and battle rifles M4 carbine: Assault rifle: 5.56×45mm NATO United States: Only Japanese Special Forces Group. [29] FN SCAR: Assault rifle: 5.56×45mm NATO Belgium: Only Japanese Special ...
Provision for a single drop tank under the fuselage centre line or two drop tanks under the wings. Recognisable by their pointed spinner caps. Ki-44-I Powered by a 930 kW (1,250 hp) Nakajima Ha-41 engine with annular oil cooler, with a maximum speed of 580 km/h (363 mph). Armament and gunsight were unchanged from the pre-production models.
Its main anti-tank armament consisted of a Type 5 75 mm tank gun, which was the same gun that was used on the Type 4 Chi-To medium tank. The gun was a variant of the Japanese Type 4 75mm AA Gun . [ 157 ] [ 158 ] [ 159 ]
Experimental tank Number 1 a/k/a Type 87 Chi-I medium tank; Experimental Type 91 heavy tank; Experimental Type 97 Ki-To SPAAG 20 mm anti-aircraft tank; Experimental medium tank Chi-Ni; Experimental medium tank Type 98 Chi-Ho; Experimental Hi-Ro Sha 10 cm SP gun; Experimental Ji-Ro 10 cm SP gun; Experimental Type 98 Ta-Se 20 mm anti-aircraft tank