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 3

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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 self-linksurface differs
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 fighters
surface form: 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 Reppū
surface form: Mitsubishi A7M Reppu
theaterOfOperations Pacific War
usedAs fighter
fighter-bomber
kamikaze aircraft
usedBy Imperial Japanese Navy
usedInBattle attack on Pearl Harbor
surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor

Battle of Midway
Battle of Coral Sea
surface form: Battle of the Coral Sea

Battle of Guadalcanal
surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane

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Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters nicknamed Zero
subject surface form: Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Zero nicknamed Zero self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Mitsubishi A6M Zero