Nakajima A6M2-N Type 2 'Rufe'
The Nakajima A6M2-N, known to the Allies as the "Rufe", was merely the seaplane version of the carrier-based Mitsubishi A6M Reisen fighter, the famous Zero. The Japanese Navy saw the need for this type of combat aircraft in 1940. What was required was a single-seat fighter that could be used primarily in military installations on small Pacific islands, where it was impossible to build landing fields. The design was entrusted to Nakajima, which was already building Zeros along with the Mitsubishi company. The new plane was almost identical in structure and configuration with the Zero, except for the central and side floats and some minor structural changes. And its performance was not greatly inferior to that of the Zero. A total of 327 aircraft were built between 1941 and 1943. They were in service until the end of the war
Nakajima A6M2-N Type 2 'Rufe'
The Nakajima A6M2-N, known to the Allies as the "Rufe", was merely the seaplane version of the carrier-based Mitsubishi A6M Reisen fighter, the famous Zero. The Japanese Navy saw the need for this type of combat aircraft in 1940. What was required was a single-seat fighter that could be used primarily in military installations on small Pacific islands, where it was impossible to build landing fields. The design was entrusted to Nakajima, which was already building Zeros along with the Mitsubishi company. The new plane was almost identical in structure and configuration with the Zero, except for the central and side floats and some minor structural changes. And its performance was not greatly inferior to that of the Zero. A total of 327 aircraft were built between 1941 and 1943. They were in service until the end of the war