The Mitsubishi A6M Zero (Reisen) and the decline of Japanese airpower,
The Japanese would all most certainly not have opted for war with the US without this excellent fighter aircraft and the stock of outstanding Naval pilots they had to fly it.
The aircraft was highly maneuverable with a fantastic rate of climb and exceptional operational range, and excellent armament for it’s time. It was made to be able to out turn and out climb it’s opponents. Through the first year of the war the Zero was the best fighter aircraft in the world being suited perfectly for it’s purpose and the conditions which it had to operate in and being flown by the most highly trained pilots in the world, bar none.
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