Zero

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Zero is the common nickname for the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, a highly maneuverable Japanese carrier-based fighter aircraft used extensively during World War II.

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Zero canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf carrier-based fighter aircraft ⓘ
monoplane ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
aircraftCategory military aircraft ⓘ
naval aircraft ⓘ
airframeMaterial lightweight construction for extended range ⓘ
armament 20 mm cannon ⓘ
7.7 mm machine gun ⓘ
bombs ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designBegan 1937 ⓘ
designer Jiro Horikoshi ⓘ
engineType air-cooled radial piston engine ⓘ
enteredService 1940 ⓘ
era World War II era ⓘ
firstFlight 1939-04-01 ⓘ
introduced 1940 ⓘ
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ⓘ
natoReportingName Zeke ⓘ
nicknamed Zero ⓘ
notableFeature high maneuverability ⓘ
long range ⓘ
notableFor dominance in early Pacific War air combat ⓘ
numberOfEngines 1 ⓘ
operator Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
powerplant Nakajima Sakae radial engine ⓘ
primaryUser Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ
refersTo Mitsubishi A6M Zero ⓘ
retired 1945 ⓘ
role carrier fighter ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
serviceEntryUser Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
successor Mitsubishi A7M Reppu ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Pacific War ⓘ
usedAs fighter ⓘ
fighter-bomber ⓘ
kamikaze aircraft ⓘ
usedBy Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
usedInBattle Attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
Battle of Midway ⓘ
Battle of the Coral Sea ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Coral Sea

Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ

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Mitsubishi A6M Zero → nicknamed → Zero ⓘ
subject linked to: Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters
Mitsubishi A6M Zero → nicknamed → Zero ⓘ
subject linked to: Zero
Mitsubishi A6M → nickname → Zero ⓘ