F4F vs Zero
F4F Wildcat vs Mitsubishi A6M Zero |
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Airplanes general data |
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| Airplane | F4F Wildcat | Mitsubishi A6M Zero | ||
| Country | USA | Japan | ||
| Type of aircraft | Fighter | Fighter | ||
| First Flight | 1937 | 1939 | ||
| Introduction | 1940 | 1940 | ||
| Crew | 1 | 1 | ||
| Number built | 7885 | 11000 | ||
Airplanes dogfight compare |
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| Lethality points | 40 | 77 | ||
| Lethality level | Medium | High | ||
| Firing Time pts (main gun) | 32 | 15 | ||
| Firing Time pts (secondary guns) | 18 | 45 | ||
| Firing Time pts (total) | 50 | 60 | ||
| Main gun Rate of fire (round/min) | 1200 | 500 | ||
| Main gun Effective range (yd) | 2000 | 3000 | ||
| Main gun Effective range (m) | 1829 | 2743 | ||
| Turn Radius (No flaps) | 567 | 423 | ||
| Turn Radius (Full flaps) | 436 | 342 | ||
| Speed/Accele./Agility pts | 151 | 125 | ||
| Acceleration (0-150 ft (ft/s)) | 15,10 | 10,10 | ||
| Acceleration (0-150 ft (m/s)) | 4,60 | 3,08 | ||
| Acceleration (250-300 ft (ft/s)) | 26,90 | 18,70 | ||
| Acceleration (250-300 ft (m/s)) | 8,20 | 5,70 | ||
| Wing Loading (lb/sq ft) | 30 | 22 | ||
| Wing Loading (kg/sq m) | 146 | 107 | ||
| Max Power/mass (hp/lb) | 0,204 | 0,257 | ||
| Max Power/mass (hp/kg) | 0,449 | 0,566 | ||
| Min Power/mass (hp/lb) | 0,136 | 0,143 | ||
| Min Power/mass (hp/kg) | 0,301 | 0,316 | ||
| Climb Rate (ft/min) | 2700 | 2900 | ||
| Climb Rate (m/min) | 823 | 884 | ||
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| Length (ft) | 28,80 | 29,80 | ||
| Length (m) | 8,78 | 9,08 | ||
| Width (ft) | 38,00 | 39,30 | ||
| Width (m) | 11,58 | 11,98 | ||
| Height (ft) | 9,20 | 10,00 | ||
| Height (m) | 2,80 | 3,05 | ||
| Wing Area (sq ft) | 260 | 242 | ||
| Wing Area (sq m) | 24,2 | 22,5 | ||
| Empty Weight (lb) | 5890 | 3700 | ||
| Empty Weight (kg) | 2672 | 1678 | ||
| Max. Take Off (lb) | 8800 | 6630 | ||
| Max. Take Off (kg) | 3992 | 3007 | ||
| Engine Power (hp) | 1200 | 950 | ||
| Engine | 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-86 | 1 × Nakajima Sakae 12 | ||
| Max Speed (mph) | 320 | 331 | ||
| Max Speed (km/h) | 515 | 533 | ||
| Max Speed (Mach) | 0,42 | 0,43 | ||
| Max Range (miles) | 830 | 1915 | ||
| Max Range (km) | 1336 | 3082 | ||
| Service Ceiling (ft) | 30000 | 32650 | ||
| Service Ceiling (m) | 9144 | 9952 | ||
Airplanes armament and equipment
| 4 x 12.7mm M2 Browning machine guns in wings OR 4 x 7.5mm Darne machine guns in wings2 x 100lb bombs OR 2 x 58 gallon droptanks under wings. | 2 x 20mm cannons 2 x 7.7mm machine guns |