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Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero
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The A6M5 was a modest update of the A6M3 Model 22, with nonfolding wing tips and thicker skinning to permit faster diving speeds, plus an improved exhaust system (four pipes on each side) that provided an increment of thrust. Improved roll-rate of clipped-wing A6M3 was now built-in. Subvariants included the "A6M5a Model 52a «Kou»", featuring Type 99-II cannon with belt feed of the Mk 4 instead of drum feed Mk 3 (100 rpg), permitting a bigger ammunition supply (125 rpg); the "A6M5b Model 52b «Otsu»", with an armor glass windscreen, a fuel tank fire extinguisher, and one 7.7 millimeter Type 97 gun (750 m/s muzzle velocity and 600 m range) in the cowling replaced by a 13.2 millimeter Type 3 Browning-derived gun (790 m/s muzzle velocity and 900 m range) with 240 rounds; and the "A6M5c Model 52c «Hei»", with more armor plate on the cabin's windshield (5.5 cm) and in the pilot's seat. This version also possessed armament of three 13.2 millimeter guns (one in the cowling, and one in each wing with a rate of fire at 800 rpm), twin 20 millimeter Type 99-II guns, and an additional fuel tank with a capacity of 367 liters, often replaced by a 250 kg bomb. The A6M5 could travel at 540 km/h and reach a height of 8000 meters in 9 minutes 57 seconds. Other variants are the night fighter A6M5d-S(some conversion for night combat, armed with one 20 mm type 99 cannon, inclined back to pilot's cockpit) and A6M5-K "Zero-Reisen"(model l22) tandem trainer version, also manufactured by Mitsubishi. Several machines survived the war and are on display in Japan (in Aichi, Hamamatsu and Shizuoka), China (in Beijing), and the UK (Duxford).
Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero
www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero/aircraft/mitsubishi_a6m5zer...
The A6M5 was a modest update of the A6M3 Model 22, with nonfolding wing tips and thicker skinning to permit faster diving speeds, plus an improved exhaust system (four pipes on each side) that provided an increment of thrust. Improved roll-rate of clipped-wing A6M3 was now built-in. Subvariants included the "A6M5a Model 52a «Kou»", featuring Type 99-II cannon with belt feed of the Mk 4 instead of drum feed Mk 3 (100 rpg), permitting a bigger ammunition supply (125 rpg); the "A6M5b Model 52b «Otsu»", with an armor glass windscreen, a fuel tank fire extinguisher, and one 7.7 millimeter Type 97 gun (750 m/s muzzle velocity and 600 m range) in the cowling replaced by a 13.2 millimeter Type 3 Browning-derived gun (790 m/s muzzle velocity and 900 m range) with 240 rounds; and the "A6M5c Model 52c «Hei»", with more armor plate on the cabin's windshield (5.5 cm) and in the pilot's seat. This version also possessed armament of three 13.2 millimeter guns (one in the cowling, and one in each wing with a rate of fire at 800 rpm), twin 20 millimeter Type 99-II guns, and an additional fuel tank with a capacity of 367 liters, often replaced by a 250 kg bomb. The A6M5 could travel at 540 km/h and reach a height of 8000 meters in 9 minutes 57 seconds. Other variants are the night fighter A6M5d-S(some conversion for night combat, armed with one 20 mm type 99 cannon, inclined back to pilot's cockpit) and A6M5-K "Zero-Reisen"(model l22) tandem trainer version, also manufactured by Mitsubishi. Several machines survived the war and are on display in Japan (in Aichi, Hamamatsu and Shizuoka), China (in Beijing), and the UK (Duxford).