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Mitsubishi A6M Reisen fighter

  

 

A6M2 Reisen

 

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
A6M2 fighter 7/1940 - 1942 1552 9/1945 1 seat, Nakajima NK1C Sakae 12 engine (950 hp), 2 20-mm guns, 2 7.7-mm MG, 120 kg of bombs
A6M3 6/1942 - 1943 2000 (evaluated) 9/1945 NK1F Sakae 21 engine (1130 hp), decreased wing span, increased fuel stowage
A6M3a 1943 - 1943 500 (evaluated) 9/1945 long-barrel guns
A6M5 9/1943 - 1945 2100 (evaluated) 9/1945 strengthened wing, 250-kg bomb
A6M5a 3/1944 - 1945 800 (evaluated) 9/1945 modified wing, enlarged magazines
A6M5b 5/1944 - 1945 2800 (evaluated) 9/1945 2 20-mm guns, 1 13.2-mm MG, 1 7.7-mm MG, armor
A6M5c fighter-bomber 10/1944 - 1945 93 9/1945 increased fuel stowage and bomb capacity
A6M6c 1945 - 1945 500 (evaluated) 9/1945 NK1P Sakae 31 engine (1130 hp), 2 20-mm guns, 3 13.2-mm MG, 200 kg of bombs or 120-kg bomb and 8 10-kg rockets, protected fuel tanks
A6M7 fighter - diving bomber 1945 - 1945 100 (evaluated) 9/1945 500 kg of bombs

 

Modification A6M2 mod.21 A6M3

A6M5 mod.52

Wing span, m

 12.00 12.00 11.00

Length, m

 9.06 9.06 9.12

Height, m

 3.05 3.51 3.51

Wings area, m2

 22.44 22.44 21.30

Empty mass, kg

 1680 1863 1876

Full flying-off mass, kg

 2796 2679 2733
Engine 1 Nakajima NK1C Sakae 12 1 Nakajima NK1F Sakae 21 1 Nakajima NK1F Sakae 21
Power, h. p. 950 1130 1130
Maximal speed, km/h 534 540 565
Cruise speed, km/h 333 354 370
Flying range, km 3105 2400 1920
Vertical speed, m/s 13.5 14.1 14.1
Maximal altitude, m 10000 11740 11740
Complement 1 1 1
Armament 2 x 20 99-shiki guns, 2 x 7.7 97-shiki MG, 120 kg of bombs 2 x 20 99-shiki guns, 2 x 7.7 97-shiki MG, 120 kg of bombs 2 x 20 99-shiki guns, 2 x 7.7 97-shiki MG, 250 kg of bombs

Many planes were used by kamikaze at end of war.

A6M2 Reisen

A6M2 Reisen

 

© Ivan Gogin, 2008