yup funked! thats where i got the pic of the a6m3 22
a6m5 model 52 profile wingspan 11m
a6m3 model 32 profile wingspan 11m
a6m3 model 22 profile wingspan 12m
mitsubishi factory scheme
heres a pic of the schemes represented in AH, the first one is factory paint job, the second the spinner has been repainted brown and the white around the red circles is painted over in the field (it's a mitsubishi made a6m)
here is the link that has great info on the a6m
http://home.interlink.or.jp/~katoh00/ I'm sure superfly and natedog hate it when I start nitpicking
sorry nate, superfly
I will give it a rest
did you read the article about the jap paint defects though?
It has me wondering, seems each time I went to an IMPS convention the a6m5s there didnt have simulated paint chipping I guess the article explains why.
I know the field paintjobs were the worst offenders, though but I'm almost certain that the zero's were all primed when they had their original paint scheme factory applied.
the really awful looking zeros were the a6m3 and a6m2 that were repainted in the field
but just my opinion and everyone has theirs.
My only thought was that to much detail in some areas would interupt the illusion of the zero being a perfectly round airframe when it was not in AH.
Can we have options for gun packages of the a6m5a a6m5b which make the zero lighter by a bit?
the armament for the A6m5c was:
3 13mm: 1 in right nose, 2 in wings + 2 20mm in wings
"A6M5a:model_52"koh"....1944 Feb.
Change 20mm gun to Type99mark2model4.
Up to 400kt dive restriction speed.
A6M5b:model_52"otsu"....1944 Jun.
Change body right side 7.7mm gun to 12.7mm gun.
Bulletproof glass is fixed to the front. An automatic fire fighting device is equipped to the body tank.
A6M5c:model_52"hei"....1944 oct.
13mm guns are added in 20mm guns outside of wings. Body of 7. 7mm gun abolition.
Proof against bullets steel board addition in a cockpit seat back.
4 bomb emission installation for enemy bomber in the air to under wings or 4 rocket installation possibility"
[This message has been edited by Citabria (edited 05-18-2000).]