Author Topic: Question for Mitsu (Read 396 times)

AdmRose · « **on:** July 24, 2002, 10:50:26 PM »

You ever hear of yet another model of the Zero, the A7M2 Reppu? Another question, ever hear of anything called "Fugaku" (spelling) with reguards to a Jap heavy bomber? Heard of it a while back (a LONG while), think it had 6 engines, if I remember correctly. For all I know though, it may have never made it off the drawing board. Any info. would be appreciated.

Karnak · « **Reply #1 on:** July 24, 2002, 11:30:30 PM »

The A7M2 was not a Zero-Sen, it was the Reppu.

It was a completely different design, there were no Zero parts in it. Unfortunalely for the Japanese there were many delays (I've posted on this before, if you search for "A7M" or "Jiro Horikoshi" in posts by "Karnak" you should find the data you're looking for) in getting it to production. 1-7 production aircraft were completed, depending on the source, but none ever saw action.

It was to have been the successor to the A6M.

IJN alphanumeric names work like this:

A = carrier fighter
6 = sixth such (carrier fighter in this case)
M = designed by Mitsubishi (other comapanies had different letters)
5 = fifth version of the aircraft (1 was almost alwasy prototype only)
b = third sub-version of the indicated version

So the A7M2 would have been:

A = Carrier fighter
7 = seventh such
M = designed by Mitsubishi
2 = second version of the aircraft (first production version)

AdmRose · « **Reply #2 on:** July 24, 2002, 11:35:52 PM »

Except Zero was the term the Allies used for it, Japs called the A5M and A6M the Riesen (again, spelling) if I'm not mistaken. So we're both half right. It wasn't the Riesen, it was the Reppu, but the Allies would have still called it a Zero-type.

Karnak · « **Reply #3 on:** July 24, 2002, 11:38:18 PM »

A6M5 was the Zero-Sen to the Japanese.

Allies officialy called it the "Zeke", but it was popularly known as the Zero because it was the Type 0 Carrier Fighter. It was assigned that designation because it entered service in year 4700 (IIRC) of the Japanese calander. It was seen as auspicious to the Japanese and they named it "Zero".

Read my edited post above as well.

AdmRose · « **Reply #4 on:** July 24, 2002, 11:42:33 PM »

ok, thanks for that info, but do you know anything about that bomber I asked about?

Karnak · « **Reply #5 on:** July 24, 2002, 11:49:03 PM »

Saw something about it on the "History" channel. Pipe dream if I ever saw one.

Here:

http://www.wwiitech.net/main/japan/aircraft/

AdmRose · « **Reply #6 on:** July 25, 2002, 12:01:03 AM »

Pipe dream, lol...I found this

Karnak · « **Reply #7 on:** July 25, 2002, 12:04:11 AM »

Lookup the G8N "Rita" for something that actually existed.

Note my signature, I am highly pro-Japanese aircraft.

AdmRose · « **Reply #8 on:** July 25, 2002, 12:07:52 AM »

Specs for the Fugaku:

Nakajima G10N1 Fugaku (Mount Fuji)

Allied Code Name: None

UNITS ALLOCATED

Under development at war's end.

TECHNICAL DATA

Description: Six-engined land-based bomber.

Powerplant: Six 2,500 hp Nakajima NK11A air-cooled radials

Armament: Four 20 mm cannon.

Bomb-load: 20,000 kg for short-range sorties;
5,000 kg for sorties against targets in the US.

G10N1
Dimensions:
Span 63.00 m
Length 40.00 m

Weights:
Loaded 160,000 kg
Maximum speed 680 km/h

Service ceiling in excess of 10,000 m

Production: Under development at war's end.