Rufe

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Rufe is the Allied reporting name for the Nakajima A6M2-N, a World War II Japanese single-float seaplane fighter derived from the Mitsubishi Zero.

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Surface form Occurrences
Nakajima A6M2-N 0

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft
floatplane fighter aircraft
seaplane fighter
seaplane fighter
single-engine aircraft
airframeBasedOn Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero NERFINISHED
armament 20 mm cannon
7.7 mm machine gun
bombs
basedOn carrier fighter design adapted for seaplane use
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
crew 1
derivedFrom Mitsubishi A6M Zero NERFINISHED
designFeature modified tail surfaces
strengthened airframe for float installation
designOrigin Japan NERFINISHED
engineType air-cooled radial piston engine
enteredService 1942
era early 1940s
firstFlight 1941
hasConfiguration single-float seaplane
hasFloatConfiguration single main float plus two outrigger floats
hasFloatType central main float with wingtip stabilizing floats
hasReportingNameType Allied reporting name GENERATED
hasUndercarriage no conventional wheeled undercarriage
hasWingType low-wing cantilever monoplane
manufacturer Nakajima Aircraft Company NERFINISHED
nicknamedByAllies Rufe NERFINISHED
numberOfEngines 1
operationalUse forward seaplane bases
remote island bases
operator Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service NERFINISHED
powerplant Nakajima Sakae radial engine NERFINISHED
primaryRole fighter
refersTo Nakajima A6M2-N NERFINISHED
refersToRole Japanese seaplane fighter
secondaryRole convoy escort
reconnaissance
takeoffAndLanding water
usedBy Allied forces (as reporting name) NERFINISHED
Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
usedInTheater Pacific War NERFINISHED

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