Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero

The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s famous carrier fighter of the Second World War. Range and maneuverability gave it major advantages early in the Pacific conflict, while its design accepted important compromises in protection. Allied improvements in tactics, training, aircraft, and support reduced those advantages as the war progressed. Exceptional range and maneuverability supported Japan’s early carrier operations. Those qualities came with protection compromises, and later Allied aircraft, tactics, pilot training, and production increasingly reduced the advantages the Zero had enjoyed at the war’s beginning. A lightweight radial-engine airframe supported lengthy overwater missions, making navigation and fuel management central to its employment. Successive versions changed engines, armament, and wing details, but production could not fully overcome the growing imbalance in trained pilots and Allied resources.

Finish and color

Supplied unpainted and printed in the selected color. Choose from the available product color options.

Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in Global War 1936, Global Empires, and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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