A6M5 Ko - Revision history

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‎Pros and cons

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U90596495: I'd be preferred to say the total ammo count than per gun as it makes easier for newer readers to understand.

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I'd be preferred to say the total ammo count than per gun as it makes easier for newer readers to understand.

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Reverted edits by U91723667 (talk) to last revision by U38088265

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 ** Easy to handle, as the aircraft is very responsive in all axes
 * Short takeoff/landing distance; can land on aircraft carriers if the map has them with the arresting hook
-* Fairly destructive 20mm cannon armament
+* Fairly destructive 20 mm cannon armament
 '''Cons:'''
-* Very poor protection - lacks self-sealing fuel tanks or any sort of armour
+* Highly vulnerable to Boom & Zoom tactics with very limited counterplay options
-* Low burst mass for the BR
+** High agility results in excessive speed bleed when manoeuvring, leaving you low on energy compared to your opponent
-* Lackluster armament - 7.7mm machineguns are no longer adequately punchy at the BR
+** Plane is highly dependent on the enemy engaging it on its own terms (turnfighting), and if denied this wil struggle to accomplish much in a match
 * Fairly limited ammunition count
 * Noticeably slower top speed than contemporaries
-* Poor dive tolerance; Wings rip at only 700 kph
+* Poor dive tolerance; wings rip at only 700 km/h
 ** Control stiffening at high speeds can limit agility, can lead to fatal dives
 == History ==

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 '''Pros:'''
-* '''A'''6M for Carrier-based fighter:
+* Top-of-the-line agility across the board
-** Strictly air-to-air role
+** Turning radius is very tight; can easily out-turn most if not all aircraft it faces in a sustained turning engagement
-*** Gets 2 x [[Navy Type 97 Number 6 (60 kg)|Type 97 No.6 Land Bomb (60kg)]], but strongly ill-advised for air-battles
+** Easy to handle, as the aircraft is very responsive in all axes
-** Decent cannon armament
+* Short takeoff/landing distance; can land on aircraft carriers if the map has them with the arresting hook
-** Extremely manoeuvrable
+* Fairly destructive 20mm cannon armament
 '''Cons:'''
-* '''A'''6M for carrier-based fighter:
+* Very poor protection - lacks self-sealing fuel tanks or any sort of armour
-** Strictly air-to-air role
+* Low burst mass for the BR
-** Limited ammo
+* Lackluster armament - 7.7mm machineguns are no longer adequately punchy at the BR
-** Slow
+* Fairly limited ammunition count
-** Low dive speed, and easily compressed in a dive
+* Noticeably slower top speed than contemporaries
+* Poor dive tolerance; Wings rip at only 700 kph
-* Common Navy plane construction:
+** Control stiffening at high speeds can limit agility, can lead to fatal dives
-** Poor MG offensive armament: [[Type 97 navy (7.7 mm)|7.7 mm Type 97 MG]]
+* '''Highly vulnerable to Boom & Zoom tactics with very limited counterplay options'''
-** Poor offensive armament when stock: [[Type 99 Model 2 (20 mm)|20 mm Type 99 Model 2 Cannon]]
+** High agility results in excessive speed bleed when maneuvering, leaving you low on energy compared to your opponent
-*** No HE filler
+** Plane is highly dependent on the enemy engaging it on its own terms (turnfighting), and if denied this struggles to accomplish much in a match
 == History ==

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 It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27. With all the modifications done to the A6M5 over the other [[A6M]], performance improved but faces stronger enemy aircraft which proportionally perform even better. While still unrivalled in manoeuvre dogfights capable of dodging, weaving, and out-turning the pursuer into getting on their six, staying on the six of an aircraft will be harder to maintain due to the higher top speeds all other aircraft will have over the A6M5. The {{PAGENAME}} comes with slightly more 20 mm ammo giving it more chances to attack more often. As the last main-production [[A6M]], the A6M5s in War Thunder also come with a late-war modification which allows them to be converted into {{Annotation|"bakusen"|Fighter-Bombers}}, mounting a 250 kg bomb in place of the centreline drop tank.
-It was removed from the store at the end of the [[wt:en/news/8336-shop-summer-sale-in-the-gaijin-store-en|2023 Summer sale]] but was made available temporarily for purchase in-game with Golden Eagles ({{GE}}) for the [[wt:en/news/8727-special-national-foundation-day-in-japan-rare-vehicles-temporarily-on-sale-en|2024]] "National Foundation Day in Japan" mini-event.
+It was removed from the store at the end of the [[wt:en/news/8336-shop-summer-sale-in-the-gaijin-store-en|2023 Summer sale]] but was made available temporarily for purchase in-game with Golden Eagles ({{GE}}) for the [[wt:en/news/8727-special-national-foundation-day-in-japan-rare-vehicles-temporarily-on-sale-en|2024 "National Foundation Day in Japan"]] mini-event.
 ;Nicknames

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 The '''A6M5 mod. 52 Kō''', designated as the '''Type 0 Carrier-based Fighter Model 52A ({{Annotation|零式艦上戦闘機五二型甲|Rei Shiki Kanjō Sentōki, Go Ni Gata Kō}})''', is the first minor modification of the [[A6M5]]. The Model 52A (Kō) switches out the drum-fed [[Type 99 Model 2 (20 mm)|Type 99 mod.2 mark 3 (20 mm)]] for the belt-fed [[Type 99 Model 2 (20 mm)|Type 99 mod.2 mark 4 (20 mm)]], increasing the total ammo count to 250 rather than 200.
-It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27. It was removed from the store at the end of the [[wt:en/news/8336-shop-summer-sale-in-the-gaijin-store-en|2023 Summer sale]]. With all the modifications done to the A6M5 over the other [[A6M]], performance improved but faces stronger enemy aircraft which proportionally perform even better. While still unrivalled in manoeuvre dogfights capable of dodging, weaving, and out-turning the pursuer into getting on their six, staying on the six of an aircraft will be harder to maintain due to the higher top speeds all other aircraft will have over the A6M5. The {{PAGENAME}} comes with slightly more 20 mm ammo giving it more chances to attack more often. As the last main-production [[A6M]], the A6M5s in War Thunder also come with a late-war modification which allows them to be converted into {{Annotation|"bakusen"|Fighter-Bombers}}, mounting a 250 kg bomb in place of the centreline drop tank.
+It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27. With all the modifications done to the A6M5 over the other [[A6M]], performance improved but faces stronger enemy aircraft which proportionally perform even better. While still unrivalled in manoeuvre dogfights capable of dodging, weaving, and out-turning the pursuer into getting on their six, staying on the six of an aircraft will be harder to maintain due to the higher top speeds all other aircraft will have over the A6M5. The {{PAGENAME}} comes with slightly more 20 mm ammo giving it more chances to attack more often. As the last main-production [[A6M]], the A6M5s in War Thunder also come with a late-war modification which allows them to be converted into {{Annotation|"bakusen"|Fighter-Bombers}}, mounting a 250 kg bomb in place of the centreline drop tank.
 ;Nicknames

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 == Description ==
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-The '''A6M5 mod. 52 Kō''', designated as the '''Type 0 Carrier-based Fighter Model 52A ({{Annotation|零式艦上戦闘機五二型甲|Rei Shiki Kanjō Sentōki, Go Ni Gata Kō}})''', is the first minor modification of the [[A6M5]]. The Model 52A (Kō) switches out the drum-fed [[Type 99 Model 2 (20 mm)|Type 99 mod.2 mark 3 (20 mm)]] for the belt-fed [[Type 99 Model 2 (20 mm)|Type 99 mod.2 mark 4 (20 mm)]], increasing the ammo count to 125 rounds per gun rather than 100.
+The '''A6M5 mod. 52 Kō''', designated as the '''Type 0 Carrier-based Fighter Model 52A ({{Annotation|零式艦上戦闘機五二型甲|Rei Shiki Kanjō Sentōki, Go Ni Gata Kō}})''', is the first minor modification of the [[A6M5]]. The Model 52A (Kō) switches out the drum-fed [[Type 99 Model 2 (20 mm)|Type 99 mod.2 mark 3 (20 mm)]] for the belt-fed [[Type 99 Model 2 (20 mm)|Type 99 mod.2 mark 4 (20 mm)]], increasing the total ammo count to 250 rather than 200.
 It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27. It was removed from the store at the end of the [[wt:en/news/8336-shop-summer-sale-in-the-gaijin-store-en|2023 Summer sale]]. With all the modifications done to the A6M5 over the other [[A6M]], performance improved but faces stronger enemy aircraft which proportionally perform even better. While still unrivalled in manoeuvre dogfights capable of dodging, weaving, and out-turning the pursuer into getting on their six, staying on the six of an aircraft will be harder to maintain due to the higher top speeds all other aircraft will have over the A6M5. The {{PAGENAME}} comes with slightly more 20 mm ammo giving it more chances to attack more often. As the last main-production [[A6M]], the A6M5s in War Thunder also come with a late-war modification which allows them to be converted into {{Annotation|"bakusen"|Fighter-Bombers}}, mounting a 250 kg bomb in place of the centreline drop tank.
 ;Nicknames
 * IJN Pilot nickname: ''Reisen'' (零戦) / ''Zerosen'' (ゼロ戦) <small>(Abbreviation of 0 - {{Annotation|戦|Fight(er aircraft)}})</small>.
 * Allied reporting name: ''Zeke / Zero''.

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