Talk:A6M Zero/@comment-43309486-20190822090248

Hi, folks! As for the article about the Zero-Fighter, I can only join the author. As far as the usability of the aircraft is concerned, it leaves an ambiguous impression. In favor of low weight and a resulting rate of climb and maneuverability had been dispensed with essential features in the construction of the Zero - armor, self-sealing tanks and the like. The armament was also of mediocre caliber. This resulted in the course of the war, an increasing air superiority of Allied aircraft. For example, the Grumman fighters were so sturdily built that they literally had to be "hacked" from the sky. And the famous F4-U Corsair surpassed the Zero speed (not agility!). Therefore, I find the representation of the Zero in the animes as exemplary - even in their weaknesses. When she was struck by a dragon rider's fire volley, it resulted in a carburetor fire that forced Saito to make an emergency landing.