Specifications (A6M2 Type 0 Model 21)
Data from The Great Book of Fighters
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 9.06 m (29 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 12.0 m (39 ft 4 in)
- Height: 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 22.44 m² (241.5 ft²)
- Empty weight: 1,680 kg (3,704 lb)
- Loaded weight: 2,410 kg (5,313 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Nakajima Sakae 12 radial engine, 709 kW (950 hp)
- Aspect ratio: 6.4
Performance
- Never exceed speed: 660 km/h (356 kn, 410 mph)
- Maximum speed: 533 km/h (287 kn, 331 mph) at 4,550 m (14,930 ft)
- Range: 3,105 km (1,675 nmi, 1,929 mi)
- Service ceiling: 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 15.7 m/s (3,100 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 107.4 kg/m² (22.0 lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: 294 W/kg (0.18 hp/lb)
Armament
- Guns:
- 2× 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Type 97 light machine guns in the engine cowling, with 500 rounds per gun.
- 2× 20 mm Type 99 cannon in the wings, with 60 rounds per gun.
- Bombs:
- 2× 60 kg (132 lb) bombs or
- 1× fixed 250 kg (551 lb) bomb for kamikaze attacks
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