Japanese fighter of the deck-based Mitsubishi A6M Zero at launch.
The interceptor “0” (A6M Zero) of the Imperial Japanese Navy is a single-seater all-metal fighter-interceptor of the naval base of the Imperial Japan Navy. It was developed in the aviation design bureau of the plant Mitsubishi, mass produced in 1940-1945, only a little less than 11 thousand units were supplied to the armies of the Imperial Japan Navy.