Hasegawa 1/48 Mitsubishi A6M3 Mitsubishi A6M Zero 22-inch japan NEW

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Zero fighting declared early in the war with victory, the flight performance as possible with an engine less than 1000 horsepower
It was a wonderful fighter that I realized. Because it is an excellent aircraft, both makers and troops have asked for even better things, and the development of the A6M3 type including engine replacement was started in the early Showa era in the year before the opening of the Pacific War.
● The main focus of development is to improve the sky performance by engine replacement on the manufacturer side, the soldier side was put in the roll (rollover) rate by abolishing the main wing folding device, improvement of the speed performance, improvement of productivity, maintainability It was.
● The engine was equipped with a 1st 2nd speed supercharger with improved performance type Sakae 21, and the propeller was also equipped with a Hamilton constant speed propeller which increased in diameter by 15cm to absorb the increased horsepower. Although the performance of the engine was improved, on the other hand, as the weight increased, the mounting part and the body underwent major changes, resulting in shortening of the fuselage compared to the zero fight 21 type.
● In addition, the cowling was redesigned for aerodynamic refinement improvements, the carburetor inlet moved from bottom to top. The wingtips were shaped into a square shape and reduced by a total of 1 m. The main wing fixed armed 20mm cannon has also been replaced with 99 type 2 fixed gun type 2 with an increased number of bullets.
● The A6M3, which was repaired in this way, flew for the first time on July 14, 1954, and as a result of numerous tests, it was adopted by the Navy as the Type 2 Naval Fighter Type 32 and was deployed in Solomon, South West Pacific, and was active . As a result of this refurbishment, speed, roll rate and other improvements improved, on the other hand, the mobility in the horizontal plane and the cruising performance which is the feature of the zero battle dropped sharply.
● Although it did not matter so much at the time of commissioning, as long as the invasion from Rabaul to Guadalcanal began, the cruise distance became close up. Therefore, the width of the main wing was returned to 12 m, and the cruising performance improvement type was added with the addition of a fuel tank in the outer wing, and it was adopted as the zero type 2 type fighter aircraft type 22 type on January 29, 1951.
- The 22 - inch type extended the cruising distance compared with the 32 - type, while the 32 - type was later used as a training unit though it was a new model, while the 22 type was active as a protagonist of the air fight of Solomon in the direction of Solomon. Also, each type was replaced with arms in the main wing by long barrel type 99 type 2 fixed gun type 3 type 22 type instep and 32 type instep were also made.