What do the Japanese War Planes look like?

Answer 1

I THINK ITS CALLED A ZERO

AnswerIt's called an A6M Zero. AnswerZeke

The names given to the Japanese a/c were code names assigned by the Allies that were easy to remember. The Allies codenamed the A6M2 as "Ben", then "Ray", and finally "Zeke". There were several variations of the Zero or Zeke and some had different names.

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The A6M Zero is the most well known Japanese fighter, though the generic term for fighter aircraft was Sento-ki (I think).

Some other fighters were the N1K Shiden/George, Ki-61 Hien/Tony, Ki-100 Goshiki-sen, J2M Raiden/Jack, Ki-43 Hayabusa/Oscar, Ki-44 Shoki, Ki-84 Hiyate

Answer 2

You can't really tell the difference from one WWII warbird from another, unless you're really interested in WWII airplanes. They all have the same basic design: fuselage; wing; tail section; pilot's cockpit area; canopy; engine; cowling (covers the engine); and they all carry their machineguns & ordnance (bombs/torpedoes) in the same places. There are differences of course, that's why pilots used to study the enemy's aircraft. They did the same with tanks, ships, etc. to avoid shooting at them by accident (friendly fire). The only sure way was by looking at the enemy's insignia (before opening fire). After engaging the enemy for awhile, a pilot new exactly what an enemy airplane looked like; and could tell one off several miles away. But certainly not a recruit or trainee pilot could be expected to ID an enemy bird that quick.

Japanese WWII planes came in both radial and in line engines. Radial engines were air cooled, just like a US Navy Wildcat or Hellcat. In-line engines were liquid cooled just like the US P-40 Warhawk. In fact the Japanese Army Kawasaki 100 looked so much like a European (Italian) fighter, that when the US first saw it, they thought it was an Italian plane...and nicknamed it the "Tony." The Tony is an in-line engine (liquid cooled, which is why it's an army plane and NOT a navy plane). Navy's prefer air cooled engines when working off of aircraft carriers.

Answer 3

Zero fighters