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       Re: Plane of the Week: the Mitsubishi A6M Zero
       By: vonofterdingen Date: July 31, 2020, 1:17 pm
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       Agreed. This looks pretty cool.
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       Re: Plane of the Week: the Mitsubishi A6M Zero
       By: ben_wh Date: July 31, 2020, 8:22 pm
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       cafs,
       The Ki-15 skins look great.  If you are interested, there are
       some more interesting options than bare metal for this plane:
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       ... Back to the plane of the week topic though -
       When you fly the Zero in game, you feel the agility of course
       but also the stress of always having to look behind you due to
       the vulnerability of the plane.  Against early war opponents,
       you learn to climb quickly, dive in for a close-in quick burst
       (to ensure hits and to save ammo - you rely on the 20mm for the
       killing power), then climb again.  You have to turn your neck or
       your plane constantly to stay safe.
       Some historians mentioned that some Zero pilots removed their
       radio set due to reliability and weight concern - if so then it
       would be very difficult to watch over each other and make it
       even more important to keep a constant vigilance.  A beautiful
       plane and a classic design, but it must be quite an experience
       to pilot this over the battlefield.
       Cheers,
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       Re: Plane of the Week: the Mitsubishi A6M Zero
       By: vonofterdingen Date: August 1, 2020, 12:46 am
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       That's true Ben; a flight in a Zero is an anxious time. Those
       American .50 cal machine guns can create quite a fire.
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       Re: Plane of the Week: the Mitsubishi A6M Zero
       By: Gacek Date: August 1, 2020, 4:42 pm
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       The Zero is a beautiful plane, but you have to aim well because
       the ammo capacity is not that impressive - especially in the 21
       version.
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       And this is what my Swedish Zeke looks like: And to think that
       if Stalin had agreed to their transit to Europe today the Swedes
       would not have their beautiful Grippen. First they wanted to
       build a copy of the Zero with the Bristol Taurus engine under
       the name J-19, then they built their J-22 and then more of their
       own fighters.
       Usually it is written that the Japanese copied the planes of
       other countries: the Zero was to be a copy of the American V-143
       or the British F-5/34 (Guardian), and in fact it was in Europe
       that attempts were made to copy the Japanese plane.
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       Re: Plane of the Week: the Mitsubishi A6M Zero
       By: Beowolff Date: August 2, 2020, 10:09 am
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       VERY good article!  Than you, kind sir!   8)
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