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Karnak · « **Reply #30 on:** August 07, 2007, 10:46:02 AM »

A6M5 was unproteced. A6M5b added the armored windscreen and possibly a fire extinguisher. A6M7 I think added more.

Ki-43 followed a similar pattern, but I seem to recal fuel protection in the Ki-43-II. The Ki-43's structure was much lighter built than the A6M's and it was known to break up when hit by a decent .50 cal burst.

The G4M1 and G4M2 were wholly unprotected. The G4M3 was fully protected, but almost none were built and none saw action before the war ended.

Viking · « **Reply #31 on:** August 07, 2007, 12:03:59 PM »

The A6M5 we have in AH is the "b" version. The "c"version added even more armor.

Krusty · « **Reply #32 on:** August 07, 2007, 12:09:28 PM »

The C version had 4x 20mms

Karnak · « **Reply #33 on:** August 07, 2007, 01:57:09 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
The C version had 4x 20mms

Nope.

Two 20mm Type 99 Model 2 and three 13.2mm machine guns.

No A6M had four 20mm.

Krusty · « **Reply #34 on:** August 07, 2007, 02:01:52 PM »

That's not right... I know I've seen an A6m with 4x 20mms. I'm fairly sure it was the -5C. It had 4 wing mounted cannon and sometimes 1 cowl MG.

Can't look anything here, am at work.

Viking · « **Reply #35 on:** August 07, 2007, 02:13:49 PM »

Krusty · « **Reply #36 on:** August 07, 2007, 02:19:33 PM »

Well I'm scratching my head then... Can't figure out what I was thinking of.

Viking · « **Reply #37 on:** August 07, 2007, 02:22:08 PM »

Well, if you didn't know better it kind of looks like four 20mm. If not perhaps you were thinking of the A7M?

Movie · « **Reply #38 on:** August 07, 2007, 02:28:39 PM »

if im not mistaken those were built only in single digits and had 2 x 20mm and 2 x 13mm some 1 correct me if im wrong

Viking · « **Reply #39 on:** August 07, 2007, 02:58:17 PM »

A7M only reached prototype stage and had 4x 20mm (or rather were planned to have).

Karnak · « **Reply #40 on:** August 07, 2007, 04:17:31 PM »

A6M5c had one 20mm Type 99 Model 2 and one 13.2mm machinegun in each wing and one 13.2mm machine gun in the cowl. I suspect that you saw the two wing mounted 13.2mm guns as additional 20mm cannons.

Krusty · « **Reply #41 on:** August 07, 2007, 04:21:04 PM »

I suspect you're right, but that doesn't normally happen with me.

Oh well.