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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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[[File:GarageImage_A5M4.jpg|450px|thumbnail|left]]
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The '''A5M''', designated as the '''Type 96 Carrier-based Fighter ({{Annotation|九六式艦上戦闘機|Kyū Roku Shiki Kanjō Sentōki}})''', was the world's first carrier-borne monoplane, developed by Mitsubishi for the {{Annotation|IJNAS|Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service}} in 1934 and adopted in 1936. Being a marvel of early aviation, the A5M, which started out as company designation Ka-14, was a creation of Jiro Horikoshi and his team (the designer that would later develop the famous [[A6M (Family)|A6M 'Zero']]). Serving the Navy well during the Second Sino-Japanese War, it took part in the world's first aerial skirmishes between monoplane fighters built of mostly metal against Chinese [[P-26 (Family)|P-26 'Peashooters']], where it outperformed the Chinese aerial units by manoeuvrability and robust construction. This early workhorse of the Imperial Navy Air Service was highly favoured by its aircrews and fared well in battle. By 1938, the main rival of the A5M would become the fast and heavily armed [[I-16 (Family)|Polikarpov I-16]] flown by both Chinese pilots and Soviet volunteers.
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The '''A5M4''' is a Rank I Japanese naval fighter {{Battle-rating|}}. It was in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.29.  
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27, and translates exactly over from reality, leading in monoplane manoeuvrability at the early ranks. It allows the pilot to evade and manoeuvre around their adversaries, as well as a presenting a decent airframe that can take a beating from regular munitions. However, it lacks in damage output, being equipped only with two 7.7 mm machine guns.
 
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* Allied reporting name: ''Claude''.
 
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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=== Flight performance ===
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=== Flight Performance ===
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! colspan="8" | ''Stock''
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 2,900 m)
 
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 2,900 m)
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
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! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run<br>(meters)
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| 429 || 422 || 9,800 || 12.7 || 13.4 || 8.1 || 9.9 || 325
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 2,900 m)
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
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! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run<br>(meters)
 
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| 431 || 421 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 12.5 || 13.4 || 10.0 || 10.0 || rowspan="2" | 325
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! RB
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| 466 || 447 || 9,800 || 12.1 || 12.3 || 19.7 || 12.8 || 325
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| 464 || 447 || 12.1 || 12.3 || 16.7 || 12.8
 
 
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==== Details ====
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====Details====
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
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! colspan="5" | Features
 
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear
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! Combat flap
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! Air brakes
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! Arrestor gear
 
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| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓  
 
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! colspan="2" | Max Static G
 
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
 
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| 558 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 398 || 369 || 220 || ~12 || ~4
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| 558 || 558 || N/A || ~21 || ~8
 
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=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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''Like most Japanese planes the A5M4 has no armour to protect the pilot and components of the plane. The best way to survive is to turn fight, in a dogfight make sure you can see your enemy at all times because it will only take a few good hits to the pilot or components to put this plane out if action''
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Like most Japanese planes, the A5M4 has no armour to protect the pilot and components of the plane. The best way to survive is to turn fight. Join a dogfight, make sure you can see your enemy at all times because it will only take a few good hits to the pilot or components to put this plane out of action.
 
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=== Modifications and economy ===
 
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== Armaments ==
 
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{{main|Type 89 army (7.7 mm)}}
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{{main|Navy Type 97 Number 6 (60 kg)}}
 
  
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The A5M4 is armed with:
  
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* 2 × 7.7 mm [[Type 89 army (7.7 mm)|Type 89]] machine gun, nose-mounted (500 rpg = 1,000 total)
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* 2 x 60 kg Navy Type 97 Number 6 bombs (120 kg total)
 
  
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== Usage in battles ==
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== Usage in the battles ==
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Fighter role, staying low and using the extremely quick turn times to get on the tail on the enemy is essential. Keep an eye on ammo levels and well as your surroundings, this is an extremely weak aircraft in terms of armour. It is relatively fast in a straight line, but not as quick as much of the opposition it will be facing in the game. It is recommended to use speed against [[:Category:Biplanes|biplanes]] as their turn times are nearly matched if not better than this monoplane.
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Fighter role, staying low and using the extremely quick turn times to get on the tail on the enemy is essential. Keep an eye on ammo levels and well as the surrounding, this is a extremely weak aircraft in terms of armour. It is relatively fast in a straight line, but not as quick as much of the opposition it will be facing in game. It is recommended to use the speed against [[:Category:Biplanes|biplanes]] as their turn times are nearly matched if not better as a monoplane.  
  
 
===Realistic battles===
 
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The A5M4 can accelerate to 350 km/h in just less than a minutes time from takeoff. Will climb up to 2,500 m in around one minute and fifty seconds time when climbing in a 20-degree angle. Dive speeds are decent as the A5M4 will exceed 550 km/h in an 80-degree angle from just 2,500 m height. Be careful though, once the A5M4 reaches 560 km/h, the plane will violently shake about and if the throttle isn't cut, the plane wings may rip off. Though speed can be gained in the dive, energy is not easily retained, taking only a minute or so to fall to back to the maximum speed of 380 km/h with WEP or 360 km/h without.
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The A5M4 can accelerate to 350 km/h in just less than a minutes time from takeoff. Will climb up to 2500 m in around one minute and fifty seconds time when climbing in a 20 degree angle. Dive speeds are decent as the A5M4 will exceed 550 km/h in an 80 degree angle from just 2500 m height. Be careful though, once the {{PAGENAME}} reaches 560 km/h, the plane will violently shake about and if the throttle isn't cut, the plane wings may rip off. Though speed can be gained in the dive, the energy is not easily retained, taking only a minute or so to fall to back to the maximum speed of 380 km/h with WEP or 360 km/h without.  
  
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Decent horsepower with the typical Japanese light aircraft would give the idea that the plane would be great in the vertical axis dog fighting. With a problem with keeping constant fuel flow as the plane changes the angle on its vertical axis means it is better to stick with horizontal dog fighting which isn't a bad thing as it will outturn most all contemporary aircraft.
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Decent horse power with the typical Japanese light aircraft would give the idea that the plane would be great in the vertical axis dog fighting. With a problem with keeping constant fuel flow as the plane changes angle on its vertical access means it is better stick with horizontal dog fighting which isn't a bad thing as will outturn most all contemporary aircraft.  
  
 
=== Simulator mode procedures ===
 
=== Simulator mode procedures ===
 
Hands-off carrier take-off (Auto engine control): Ignite engine, flaps: raised, elevator trim: 6% up, aileron trim: 0%, rudder trim: 21% right, WEP throttle, hands off controls until the plane lifts off the carrier.
 
Hands-off carrier take-off (Auto engine control): Ignite engine, flaps: raised, elevator trim: 6% up, aileron trim: 0%, rudder trim: 21% right, WEP throttle, hands off controls until the plane lifts off the carrier.
  
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===Manual Engine Control===
 
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
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* '''A'''5M for Carrier-based fighter:
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* Great turn time
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** Arrestor hook
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* Good Visibility (In cockpit view.)
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** Strictly air-to-air role
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* Low stall speed
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** Extremely manoeuvrable
 
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*** Excellent turn rate
 
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** Very short takeoff distance
 
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* Common Navy plane construction:
 
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** Excellent manoeuvrability
 
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** Nose mounted armament
 
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* '''A5M''' specific:
 
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** Good visibility (In cockpit view)
 
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** Low stall speed
 
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** Fixed landing gear makes landings easier
 
  
 
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* No armour
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** Slow
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* Poor pilot protection
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** Low dive speed, and easily compressed in a dive
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* Low top speed (Due to fixed landing gear.)
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* Poor gun cooling (easily jams from continuous fire.)
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* Suffers from fuel starvation problems (RB/SB)
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** Poor offensive armament: [[Type 89 (7.7 mm)|7.7 mm Type 89 MG]]
 
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** Fragile, little armour, and no self-sealing fuel tanks
 
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** Exposed pilot
 
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** Suffers from fuel starvation problems (RB/SB)
 
  
 
== History ==
 
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A single-seater, carrier-based, all-metal monoplane fighter with an open cockpit and fixed landing gear. The world's first carrier-based monoplane. A prototype of this fighter first flew on February 4, 1935. After extensive adjustments, the fighter was commissioned by the Japanese navy and designated carrier fighter type 96 (A5M). Mass production began in the fall of 1936.
 
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In 1938, the fine-tuned A5M4 (model 4, later re-designated the model 24) variant was launched. This model had several new features: a new, more streamlined cockpit canopy with improved visibility, advanced fairings, and a radio transmitter. Since bombers often had to operate in the dark, the plane had landing lights and lights for flights over the open seas at night. The plane was equipped with a film camera near the left of the landing gear.
 
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The power plant was a 9-cylinder radial air-cooled Nakajima Kotobuki 41 with a rated capacity of 795 horsepower. The plane had a two-bladed (later three-bladed) wooden variable pitch propellor, the Sumitomo VDM. Later planes began to use the Kotobuki 41KAI engine (which had roughly the same power), a design designated as model 34.
 
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The A5M's armament consisted of two fuselage-mounted synchronous 7.7mm Nippon-Seikosho type 89 model 2 (Vickers "class E") machine guns with 500 rounds of ammunition each. Two 30-kg type 97 bombs could be carried under the wings. Under the fuselage, an additional 160-liter fuel tank could be carried. Later, this fuel tank was increased in size to 210 liters.
 
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The A5M fighter saw action over China from September 1937 to September 1941. It was also active early on in the war in the Pacific, used for some time to defend Japan and the Marshall Islands. Afterwards, it was used for training missions and flight school. In 1945, the remaining A5M fighters were used for kamikaze missions.
 
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Overall, the A5M met the contemporary requirements for a fighter. It was stable and manoeuvrable and was easy to control. However, the fighter's construction did not easily allow for upgrades, and it quickly became obsolete. Its armament was poor, its armour non-existent, its fuel tanks not self-sealing, and its wings overly weak.
 
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Production of the A5M ceased in 1941. A total of 1,095 A5M fighters (of all variants) were produced.
 
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=== Notable pilots ===
 
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<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Tetsuzo_Iwamoto_Profile.jpg|thumb|none|200px|link=User:U64962917#Iwamoto_Tetsuzō|[[User:U64962917#Iwamoto_Tetsuzō|Iwamoto's]] first combat experience was in 1938 when flying against Chinese [[I-15 (Family)|I-15]] and [[I-16 (Family)|I-16]] fighters.]] </li>
 
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== Media ==
 
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Skin and Camouflages for the [http://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?q=%23a5m4 '''A5M4'''] in Warthunder Live.
  
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Description

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The A5M4 is a Rank I Japanese naval fighter with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.29.

General info

Flight Performance

Stat card

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed
(km/h at 2,900 m) 		Max altitude
(meters) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
429 422 9,800 12.7 13.4 8.1 9.9 325
Upgraded
Max Speed
(km/h at 2,900 m) 		Max altitude
(meters) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
466 447 9,800 12.1 12.3 19.7 12.8 325

Details

Features
Combat flap Take-off flap Landing flap Air brakes Arrestor gear
✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓
Limits
Wing-break speed
(km/h) 		Gear limit
(km/h) 		Combat flap
(km/h) 		Max Static G
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558 558 N/A ~21 ~8
Optimal velocities
Ailerons
(km/h) 		Rudder
(km/h) 		Elevators
(km/h) 		Radiator
(km/h)
< 280 < 320 < 360 > 180
Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude 100% Engine power WEP Engine power
2,000 m 690 hp 787 hp

Engine performance

Engine
Engine Name Number present
Nakajima Kotobuki 41 9-cylinder 1
Engine characteristics
Weight (each) Type Cooling
350 kg Radial Air
Engine power (Stock)
Mode Max Take-off
Arcade 557 hp 656 hp
Realistic/Simulator 551 hp 650 hp
Engine power (Upgraded)
Mode Max Take-off
Arcade 700 hp 799 hp
Realistic/Simulator 619 hp 718 hp
WEP Duration
Arcade Realistic/Simulator
25 seconds Infinite

Survivability and armour

Like most Japanese planes the A5M4 has no armour to protect the pilot and components of the plane. The best way to survive is to turn fight, in a dogfight make sure you can see your enemy at all times because it will only take a few good hits to the pilot or components to put this plane out if action

Armaments

Main article: Type 89 army (7.7 mm)

The A5M4 is armed with:

  • 2 × 7.7 mm Type 89 machine gun, nose-mounted (500 rpg = 1,000 total)

Usage in the battles

Fighter role, staying low and using the extremely quick turn times to get on the tail on the enemy is essential. Keep an eye on ammo levels and well as the surrounding, this is a extremely weak aircraft in terms of armour. It is relatively fast in a straight line, but not as quick as much of the opposition it will be facing in game. It is recommended to use the speed against biplanes as their turn times are nearly matched if not better as a monoplane.

Realistic battles

The A5M4 can accelerate to 350 km/h in just less than a minutes time from takeoff. Will climb up to 2500 m in around one minute and fifty seconds time when climbing in a 20 degree angle. Dive speeds are decent as the A5M4 will exceed 550 km/h in an 80 degree angle from just 2500 m height. Be careful though, once the A5M4 reaches 560 km/h, the plane will violently shake about and if the throttle isn't cut, the plane wings may rip off. Though speed can be gained in the dive, the energy is not easily retained, taking only a minute or so to fall to back to the maximum speed of 380 km/h with WEP or 360 km/h without.

Decent horse power with the typical Japanese light aircraft would give the idea that the plane would be great in the vertical axis dog fighting. With a problem with keeping constant fuel flow as the plane changes angle on its vertical access means it is better stick with horizontal dog fighting which isn't a bad thing as will outturn most all contemporary aircraft.

Simulator mode procedures

Hands-off carrier take-off (Auto engine control): Ignite engine, flaps: raised, elevator trim: 6% up, aileron trim: 0%, rudder trim: 21% right, WEP throttle, hands off controls until the plane lifts off the carrier.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer Pitch Radiator Supercharger Turbocharger
Oil Water Type
Controllable Controllable
Not automatic pitch 		Controllable Not controllable Combined Not controllable Not controllable

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Great turn time
  • Good Visibility (In cockpit view.)
  • Low stall speed

Cons:

  • No armour
  • Poor pilot protection
  • Low top speed (Due to fixed landing gear.)
  • Poor gun cooling (easily jams from continuous fire.)
  • Suffers from fuel starvation problems (RB/SB)

History

Media

Skin and Camouflages for the A5M4 in Warthunder Live.

Read also

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  • reference to the series of the aircraft;
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Japan fighters
Navy 
Carrier-based fighter 
A5M  A5M4 · Hagiri's A5M4
A6M  A6M2 mod. 11 · A6M2 · A6M3 · A6M3 mod. 22 · A6M3 mod. 22Ko · A6M5 · A6M5 Ko · A6M5 otsu · A6M5 Hei · A6M6c
A7He  A7He1*
A7M  A7M1 (NK9H) · A7M2
Land-based Fighter 
J2M  J2M2 · J2M3 · J2M4 Kai · J2M5 · J2M5 (30 mm)
J6K  J6K1
J7W  J7W1
N1K-J  N1K1-Ja · N1K2-J · N1K2-Ja
Fighter seaplane 
N1K  N1K1
A6M-N  A6M2-N
Army 
Ki-10  Ki-10-I · Ki-10-I C · Ki-10-II · Ki-10-II C
Ki-27  Ki-27 otsu · Ki-27 otsu Tachiarai
Ki-43  Ki-43-I · Ki-43-II · Ki-43-III otsu
Ki-44  Ki-44-I · Ki-44-I 34 · Ki-44-II otsu · Ki-44-II hei
Ki-61  Ki-61-I ko · Ki-61-I otsu · Ki-61-I hei · Tada's Ki-61-I hei · Ki-61-I tei · Ki-61-II Otsu Kai
Ki-84  Ki-84 ko · Ki-84 otsu · Ki-84 hei
Ki-87  Ki-87
Ki-94  Ki-94-II
Ki-100  Ki-100 · Ki-100-II
Other countries  ▅F4U-1A · ▅P-51C-11-NT · ▅Bf 109 E-7 · ▅Fw 190 A-5
  *Imported designation of the He 112 (A6M was in development - A7M would take A7 designation after the cancelation of the A7He)

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