{"product_id":"mitsubishi-a6m2b-zero-fighter-type21","title":"Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero Fighter Type21","description":"\u003cp\u003eHasegawa 1:48\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a_item_topic\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eMitsubishi A6M\u003c\/b\u003e \"\u003cb\u003eZero\u003c\/b\u003e\" is a long-range \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carrier-based_aircraft\" title=\"Carrier-based aircraft\"\u003ecarrier-capable\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fighter_aircraft\" title=\"Fighter aircraft\"\u003efighter aircraft\u003c\/a\u003e that was manufactured by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mitsubishi_Aircraft_Company\" title=\"Mitsubishi Aircraft Company\"\u003eMitsubishi Aircraft Company\u003c\/a\u003e, which was part of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries\" title=\"Mitsubishi Heavy Industries\"\u003eMitsubishi Heavy Industries\u003c\/a\u003e. It was operated by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imperial_Japanese_Navy\" title=\"Imperial Japanese Navy\"\u003eImperial Japanese Navy\u003c\/a\u003e (IJN) from 1940 to 1945. The A6M was designated as the Mitsubishi \u003cb\u003eNavy Type 0 carrier fighter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-FOOTNOTELawrence1945186_2-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan title=\"Hepburn transliteration\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"ja-Latn\"\u003erei-shiki-kanjō-sentōki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e, or the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen. The A6M was usually referred to by its pilots as the \u003ci\u003eReisen\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003cspan class=\"t_nihongo_kanji\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Japanese-language text\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003e零戦\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, zero fighter), \"0\" being the last digit of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_imperial_year\" title=\"Japanese imperial year\"\u003eimperial year\u003c\/a\u003e 2600 (1940) when it entered service with the IJN. The official \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II_Allied_names_for_Japanese_aircraft\" title=\"World War II Allied names for Japanese aircraft\"\u003eAllied reporting name\u003c\/a\u003e was \"\u003cb\u003eZeke\u003c\/b\u003e\", although the name \"Zero\" was used more commonly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Zero is considered to have been the most capable carrier-based fighter in the world when it was introduced early in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e, combining excellent maneuverability, high airspeed, strong firepower and very long range.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Hawks_3-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imperial_Japanese_Navy_Air_Service\" title=\"Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service\"\u003eImperial Japanese Navy Air Service\u003c\/a\u003e also frequently used it as a land-based fighter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"A6M2b_Type_0_Model_21\"\u003eA6M2b Type 0 Model 21\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the delivery of the 65th aircraft, a further change was worked into the production lines, which introduced folding wingtips to allow them to fit on aircraft carriers.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Francillon_1979,_p._365_20-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The resulting Model 21 would become one of the most produced versions early in the war. A feature was the improved range with 520 L (140 US gal) wing tank and 320 L (85 US gal) drop tank.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Francillon,1979,_p._399_47-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the lines switched to updated models, 740 Model 21s had been completed by Mitsubishi, and another 800 by Nakajima. Two other versions of the Model 21 were built in small numbers, the Nakajima-built A6M2-N \"Rufe\" floatplane (based on the Model 11 with a slightly modified tail), and the A6M2-K two-seat trainer, of which a total of 508 were built by Hitachi and the Sasebo Naval Air Arsenal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/houseofhobbies.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/2-2021-07-14T163811.303_1200x1200.jpg?v=1626305951\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"Hasegawa 1\/48 Japanese Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero Fighter Type 21 09143 –  Burbank's House of Hobbies\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hasegawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58223211577728,"sku":"09143","price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/Has09143.jpg?v=1780832920","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/mitsubishi-a6m2b-zero-fighter-type21","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}