Micubiši A6M Reisen [Zeke, Zero]

Mitsubishi A6M Reisen - přehled verzí
Mitsubishi A6M
An overview of the versions


on-Board fighters:

零戦 / Reisen / Zero (A6M3 32 also Hamp or Hap)
零式艦上戦闘機 / Rei-shik kandžó sentóki / on-Board fighter aircraft type 0

Float fighter aircraft:

中島 二式水上戦闘機 / Nišikisuisen / Rufe
中島 二式水上戦闘機 / Nišiki Suidžó Sentóki / Float fighter type 2

Mitsubishi A6M1 12-Shi
The first two prototypes, powered by the engines of the Mitsubishi Zuisei, the first take-off 1. 4. 1939

Mitsubishi A6M2 11
Production: 2 prototypes, 15 pre-and 48 production aircraft, compared to the first prototypes used engine Nakajima Sakae 12

Mitsubishi A6M2 21 零式艦上戦闘機一一型
Made approximately 1 540 aircraft, compared to the previous version got this version of the equipment for operational deployment on board aircraft carriers (the most important folding of the end wings)

Mitsubishi A6M3 32 零式艦上戦闘機三二型
Production: unknown number, by removing the tilt design team arcs to simplify the operation on board aircraft carriers, but at the same time, there was a reduction of the volume of the tank of fuel and this coupled with a more powerful engine Nakajima Sakae 21 led nezkrácení-range, which was one of the great advantages of the Zero.

Mitsubishi A6M3 22 零式艦上戦闘機二二型
Production: an unknown number of, the designers have tried to return the If its range and so are used again introduced to the end arches of the wings and enlarged the volume of the tanks in the wings.

Mitsubishi A6M4 41 零式艦上戦闘機四一型
Made two prototypes, on which was tested the engine Sakae turbocharged engines, the year was 1943, and the development of turbo compressors was not suitable for mass production, the development has been terminated

Mitsubishi A6M5 52 零式艦上戦闘機五二型
Production from the VIII. 1943 gave the 747 aircraft, the margin was reduced to 11,000 m, but the end of the wings are rounded, cover, of the wings reinforced. An adjustment to the exhaust manifold now is individual for each cylinder of the engine.

Mitsubishi A6M5a 52A 零式艦上戦闘機五二型 Ko
Production: an unknown number of, amplified by the cover, of the wings and for the cannons in the wings were introduced in the conveyor trays, the increased supply of ammunition.

Mitsubishi A6M5b 52B 零式艦上戦闘機五二型 Otsu
Made: 470 aircraft, once again, was amplified by the cover, of the wings, introduced elements of passive safety such as armored glass (tl. 50 mm), automatic fire extinguishing system CO2, and one trupový machine gun was replaced by a more efficient velkorážovým a machine gun.

Mitsubishi A6M5c 52C 零式艦上戦闘機五二型 Hei
Made: 93 aircraft, amplified by the cover, of the wings, now in the vicinity of weapons storage, rifle caliber machine guns have already been removed and were replaced by three velkorážovými, the aircraft was already equipped with a sealing fuel tanks (the turn of the year 1944/45!). Under the wings it was possible to hang up on unguided rockets. Overall bad workmanship.

Mitsubishi A6M5d-52D
Made: 7 aircraft and several aircraft were modified for the night fighter. The adjustment consisted in the development of obliquely deposited a cannon caliber of 20 mm into the space behind the cab.

Mitsubishi A6M6c 53C 零式艦上戦闘機五三型丙
Made: a small number of, to the dragon A6M5c was installed the engine Sakae 31, which could be the engine performance in the short term increased injection of water and methanol.

Mitsubishi A6M7 63 零式艦上戦闘機六三型
Made: a small number of, this was the edited fighter Zero to fighter-bomber, puma, weighing 250 kg was hung on the fork under the fuselage and under the wings it was possible to hang up additional tanks. Engine Sakae 31 with the injection of water and methanol into the intake of the engine.

Mitsubishi A6M8 64 零式艦上戦闘機六四型
Only two prototypes made, Zero got finally a power injection in the form of a motor Kinsei 62, the performances were very good, but the end of the war came earlier than mass production.

Mitsubishi A6M2-N 中島 二式水上戦闘機
Made: 331 flotation fighters, it was the emergency reconstruction of Zeros according to the specifications of the 16-Shi, than to be available a more powerful float fighter N1K1 Kyofu

Mitsubishi A6M2-K
Produced: 508 two-seat training Zer, on the basis of fighter aircraft A6M2 21, for the pilot seat was installed in the second seat for an instructor, due to the higher stability have been added "protivývrtkové" plots, cannons from the wings were removed.

Mitsubishi A6M5-K
Made about 7 planes in the two-seater version, built on the basis of the A6M5

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Production took place from III. 1939 to VIII. 1945 in the factories:
Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha – 3 879 aircraft
and Nakajima Hikoki Kabushiki Kaisha 6 570 aircraft
In total, made 10 of 449 aircraft
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The allied code Zeke or Zero and the japanese Rei-sen (which was shortened japanese label Rei Shiki Kanjo Sento Ki) mean the number 0,
for the Japanese, it represented the year 2000, which at that time (1940) in Japan was.
The allies again designation 0 use from a psychological perspective, that the pilots have delivered confidence - they fight against 0, or a fighter jet with a zero value.

sources:
Tadeusz Januszewski, Krzysztof Zalewski, Japońskie samoloty marynarki 1912-1945, tom1., Wydawnictwo Lampart, Warsaw, 2000, ISBN: 83-86776-56-0
Rene J. Francillion, The Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero-Sen Aircraft in Profile, Well. 129, Leatherhead, Surrey, UK: Profile Publications Ltd., year 1966
Shigeru Nahara, Mitsubishi A6M Zero Fighter Aero Detail No.7, Japan, Dai Nippon Kaiga Co, 1993, ISBN 4-499-22608-2
Shigeru Nahara, A6M Zero In Action, Aircraft No. 59., Squadron/Signal Publications.
Robert C. Mikesh and Rikyu Watanabe, Zero Fighter, Crown, 1981, ISBN 0-517-54260-9.
http://www.airwar.ru/enc/fww2/a6m.html
www.lemairesoft.freehyperspace.com
http://www.combinedfleet.com/ijna/a6m.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_A6M2-N
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Micubiši A6M Reisen [Zeke, Zero] - Imperial War Museum, London
Vrak lietedla najdeny po 50 rokoch po skončení vojny. Stroj mal byť vyrobený v 1943 a pužívaný z leteckej základne Taroa na Marshallových ostrovoch. Stroj bol poškodený v boji, keďže jap. letectvo v danej chvíli nedisponovalo dostatkom dielov na jeho opravu, lietadlo bolo odtlačené do džungle a ponechané tam.

Imperial War Museum, London
Vrak lietedla najdeny po 50 rokoch po skončení vojny. Stroj mal byť vyrobený v 1943 a pužívaný z leteckej základne Taroa na Marshallových ostrovoch. Stroj bol poškodený v boji, keďže jap. letectvo v danej chvíli nedisponovalo dostatkom dielov na jeho opravu, lietadlo bolo odtlačené do džungle a ponechané tam.

Micubiši A6M Reisen [Zeke, Zero] - Imperial War Museum, London

Imperial War Museum, London
URL : https://www.valka.cz/Micubisi-A6M-Reisen-Zeke-Zero-t15680#534197 Version : 0

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