A6M6c - Revision history

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 == Usage in battles ==
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-The A6M6c sacrifice some of its manoeverbility and climb rate in favor of reinforced airframe, improved protection, and high-speed handling. Due to this, the A6M6c is less specialized in dogfight compared to the other Zeros, but is generally more versatile and forgiving than the its peer. The plane is capable of executing high-speed manoevers and diving attacks, and is capable of taking damage. Though, being a Zero, it also inherit weakness from the other Zeros such as slow speed and volatile fuel tanks.
+The A6M6c sacrifice some of its manoeuvrability and climb rate in favor of reinforced airframe, improved protection, and high-speed handling. Due to this, the A6M6c is less specialized in dogfight compared to the other Zeros, but is generally more versatile and forgiving than the its peer. The plane is capable of executing high-speed manoeuvres and diving attacks, and is capable of taking damage. Though, being a Zero, it also inherit weakness from the other Zeros such as slow speed and volatile fuel tanks.
 To master the A6M6c in the air, the pilot needs to channel all of the Zero's strengths and exploit them against the enemy. The primary goal is to set up a turning engagement and open fire roughly 300 m from the target in a turn. The Zero is vulnerable to energy fighting, and as such it doesn't perform well in a prolonged dogfight. As the A6M6c has a poor climb rate, it is recommended to side climb slightly and engage targets that are low in energy and altitude. While side climbing, the most optimal angle to do so is at 20° maximum. This will allow you to climb without stalling your engines. When attacking bombers, your fighter cannot take much punishment so make sure to only pick targets that you can kill easily. An experienced bomber gunner can obliterate you out of the sky due to how relatively frail the Zero's airframe is.

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 The A6M6c sacrifice some of its manoeverbility and climb rate in favor of reinforced airframe, improved protection, and high-speed handling. Due to this, the A6M6c is less specialized in dogfight compared to the other Zeros, but is generally more versatile and forgiving than the its peer. The plane is capable of executing high-speed manoevers and diving attacks, and is capable of taking damage. Though, being a Zero, it also inherit weakness from the other Zeros such as slow speed and volatile fuel tanks.
-To master the A6M6c in the air, the pilot needs to channel all of the Zero's strengths and exploit them against the enemy. The primary goal is to set up a turning engagement and open fire roughly 300 m from the target in a turn. The Zero is vulnerable to energy fighting tactics, so it isn't recommended to boom and zoom, as the Zero isn't a fast aircraft. As the A6M6c has a poor climb rate, it is recommended to side climb slightly and engage targets that are low in energy and altitude. While side climbing, the most optimal angle to do so is at 20° maximum. This will allow you to climb without stalling your engines. When attacking bombers, your fighter cannot take much punishment so make sure to only pick targets that you can kill easily. An experienced bomber gunner can obliterate you out of the sky due to how relatively frail the Zero's airframe is.
+To master the A6M6c in the air, the pilot needs to channel all of the Zero's strengths and exploit them against the enemy. The primary goal is to set up a turning engagement and open fire roughly 300 m from the target in a turn. The Zero is vulnerable to energy fighting, and as such it doesn't perform well in a prolonged dogfight. As the A6M6c has a poor climb rate, it is recommended to side climb slightly and engage targets that are low in energy and altitude. While side climbing, the most optimal angle to do so is at 20° maximum. This will allow you to climb without stalling your engines. When attacking bombers, your fighter cannot take much punishment so make sure to only pick targets that you can kill easily. An experienced bomber gunner can obliterate you out of the sky due to how relatively frail the Zero's airframe is.
 === Manual Engine Control ===

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 The '''A6M6 mod. 53''', designated as the '''Type 0 Carrier-based Fighter Model 53 ({{Annotation|零式艦上戦闘機五三型|Rei Shiki Kanjō Sentōki, Go San Gata}})''', was a prototype on the [[A6M5 Hei|A6M5 mod. 52C (Hei)]] developed to carry the Sakae 31a engine, featuring a water-methanol engine boost which slightly improves engine power but during testing proved unsatisfactory due to the unreliability of the prototype engine. It also includes fuel tanks that were made self-sealing.
-It was introduced during [[Update "Red Skies"]] as a reward for [[Battle Pass: Season IV, "Fearless Voltigeur"]]. Essentially the "black sheep" of the Zero family together with the [[A6M5 Hei|A6M5 mod.52 Hei]], it is an [[A6M]] variant which sacrifice manoeuvrability for more armament, ordnance and survivability, though at a much larger degree. While it is noticeably less capable at dogfighting compared to its peer, the A6M6's improved protection means that it can afford taking punishments and thus making it very forgiving to fly. The plane's reinforced airframe also makes the A6M6 highly capable at boom-and-zoom tactics and high speed dogfights, especially when using snap turns to caught the enemy off-guard. It is also capable at ground attacking due to fair generous amount of machine gun rounds and payload.
+It was introduced during [[Update "Red Skies"]] as a reward for [[Battle Pass: Season IV, "Fearless Voltigeur"]]. Essentially the "black sheep" of the Zero family together with the [[A6M5 Hei|A6M5 mod.52 Hei]], the A6M6 sacrifices manoeuvrability for more armament, ordnance, and survivability, though at a much larger degree. While it is noticeably less capable in dogfighting compared to its peers, the A6M6's improved protection means that it can afford to take punishment, making it very forgiving to fly. The plane's reinforced airframe also makes the A6M6 highly capable at boom-and-zoom tactics and high speed dogfights, especially when using snap turns to catch the enemy off-guard. It is also capable of ground attacking due to the generous amount of machine gun rounds and payload.
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 * 2 x 13.2 mm Type 3 machine guns, wing-mounted (240 rpg = 480 total)
-The A6M6c features two 20 mm Type 99 Model 2 autocannons mounted on the wings, and three 13.2 mm Type 3 machine guns with two on the wings and one on the nose. Both guns are mostly accurate and hard-hitting, and has enough ammo to take down a handful of aircrafts and soft ground targets.
+The A6M6c features two 20 mm Type 99 Model 2 autocannons mounted on the wings, and three 13.2 mm Type 3 machine guns with two on the wings and one on the nose. Both guns are mostly accurate and hard-hitting, and has enough ammo to take down a handful of aircraft and soft ground targets.
 As all ammo belt options were unlocked by default, the A6M6c offers handy choices depending on your preference. For the 20 mm, the "tracer" belt are the most reliable option, as it is consisted entirely of an HEF-T rounds with good filler and is capable of dealing consistent damage, though the "universal" and "stealth" options features HEF shell that sacrifice tracer properties for twice the filler of the HEF-T, making it capable of dealing a lot of damage. Meanwhile, the 13.2 mm has a choice between a "ground targets" and "stealth" belts with focus on API and API-T rounds that can easily light up the enemy planes on fire, or the "universal" belt with more IAI rounds for dealing structural damage.

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 The '''A6M6 mod. 53''', designated as the '''Type 0 Carrier-based Fighter Model 53 ({{Annotation|零式艦上戦闘機五三型|Rei Shiki Kanjō Sentōki, Go San Gata}})''', was a prototype on the [[A6M5 Hei|A6M5 mod. 52C (Hei)]] developed to carry the Sakae 31a engine, featuring a water-methanol engine boost which slightly improves engine power but during testing proved unsatisfactory due to the unreliability of the prototype engine. It also includes fuel tanks that were made self-sealing.
-It was introduced during [[Update "Red Skies"]] as a reward for [[Battle Pass: Season IV, "Fearless Voltigeur"]]. Together with the [[A6M5 Hei|A6M5 mod.52 Hei]], the A6M6 mod. 53 are heavy interceptor attacker variants of the [[A6M]] which deplete their manoeuvrability for more armament, ordnance and survivability. This A6M shouldn't be conventionally used like its previous models, being far heavier and less manoeuvrable leaves it to be forced in Boom-N-Zoom approaches, bomber interception and potentially ground attacking.
+It was introduced during [[Update "Red Skies"]] as a reward for [[Battle Pass: Season IV, "Fearless Voltigeur"]]. Essentially the "black sheep" of the Zero family together with the [[A6M5 Hei|A6M5 mod.52 Hei]], it is an [[A6M]] variant which sacrifice manoeuvrability for more armament, ordnance and survivability, though at a much larger degree. While it is noticeably less capable at dogfighting compared to its peer, the A6M6's improved protection means that it can afford taking punishments and thus making it very forgiving to fly. The plane's reinforced airframe also makes the A6M6 highly capable at boom-and-zoom tactics and high speed dogfights, especially when using snap turns to caught the enemy off-guard. It is also capable at ground attacking due to fair generous amount of machine gun rounds and payload.
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 The A6M6c boasts pilot armour, armoured glass, and self-sealing fuel tanks, elements missing on earlier models of the A6M. It has increased survivability because of these bonus features. However, it isn't as tough as a P-51, as it is still a Zero, and the wings are vulnerable to incendiary rounds. The armour will save you, but you should not rely on it as your primary advantage.
 === Modifications and economy ===
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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Red Skies"]] as a reward for [[Battle Pass: Season IV, "Fearless Voltigeur"]].
+The '''A6M6 mod. 53''', designated as the '''Type 0 Carrier-based Fighter Model 53 ({{Annotation|零式艦上戦闘機五三型|Rei Shiki Kanjō Sentōki, Go San Gata}})''', was a prototype on the [[A6M5 Hei|A6M5 mod. 52C (Hei)]] developed to carry the Sakae 31a engine, featuring a water-methanol engine boost which slightly improves engine power but during testing proved unsatisfactory due to the unreliability of the prototype engine. It also includes fuel tanks that were made self-sealing.
-The A6M6 mod. 53 was a prototype on the [[A6M5 Hei|A6M5 mod. 52C (Hei)]] developed to carry the Sakae 31a engine, featuring a water-methanol engine boost which slightly improves engine power but during testing proved unsatisfactory due to the unreliability of the prototype engine. It also includes fuel tanks that were made self-sealing.
+It was introduced during [[Update "Red Skies"]] as a reward for [[Battle Pass: Season IV, "Fearless Voltigeur"]]. Together with the [[A6M5 Hei|A6M5 mod.52 Hei]], the A6M6 mod. 53 are heavy interceptor attacker variants of the [[A6M]] which deplete their manoeuvrability for more armament, ordnance and survivability. This A6M shouldn't be conventionally used like its previous models, being far heavier and less manoeuvrable leaves it to be forced in Boom-N-Zoom approaches, bomber interception and potentially ground attacking.
 == General info ==

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 With the new Sakae 31a engine, the A6M6c has a water-methanol injection that makes the engine less vulnerable to overheating under WEP. The main flaw of this engine is that once the water-methanol mixture runs out, WEP cannot be utilized anymore. The [[B7A2]] also shares this similar flaw with the A6M6c. The WEP lasts for a total of 8 minutes, so it's recommended to conserve it once cruising altitude is reached. Saving a few minutes of WEP for a dogfight can make a vital difference in combat effectiveness. In total, the WEP setting adds 136 additional horsepower compared to 100% throttle setting.
-The general flight performance of this Zero will match the traditional expectations. It is relatively light and nimble, it has an excellent turn rate, and it has great low altitude performance. However, when compared with other late war zeros such as the [[A6M5]] [[A6M5 Ko|Ko]]/[[A6M5 otsu|Otsu]], it feels much heavier and more sluggish. It also has a rather poor rate of climb. It behaves similarly to the [[A6M5 Hei]], and if the pilot is familiar with the Hei, the pilot can master the A6M6.
+The general flight performance of this Zero will match the traditional expectations. It is relatively light and nimble, it has an excellent turn rate, and it has great low altitude performance. However, when compared with other late war Zeros such as the [[A6M5]] [[A6M5 Ko|Ko]]/[[A6M5 otsu|Otsu]], it feels much heavier and more sluggish due to reinforced airframe, which results poor rate of climb but significantly improves its high-speed handling (especially in a dive), this means boom-and-zoom and dive attack can be performed with ease, a feat that other Zeros would struggle to execute otherwise. It behaves similarly to the [[A6M5 Hei]], and if the pilot is familiar with the Hei, the pilot can master the A6M6.
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 * Powerful armament with good ammo count, the 13 mm MGs are effective
 * Retains some of the famous manoeuvrability of the A6M series, makes for a capable dogfighter
 * Has some armour, combined with better guns it makes the plane capable for bomber hunting
 * Can carry effective rockets
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 * [[wt:en/news/7247-development-battle-pass-vehicles-a6m6c-en|[Devblog] Battle Pass vehicles: A6M6c]]
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