Spitfire vs Zero
Airplanes armament and equipment
(A) 8 x 7.7mm Browning machine guns in wings (B) 2 x 20mm Hispano cannons and 4 x 7.7mm Browning machine guns in wings. (C) 4 x 20mm Hispano cannons in wings (E) 2 x 20mm Hispano cannons and 2 x 12.7mm Browning heavy machine guns OR 4 x 7.7mm Browning machine guns in wings. |
2 x 20mm cannons 2 x 7.7mm machine guns |
I would give the Zero the edge,it could easily out turn any allied (or axis) fighter of the time and if the Spitfire pilots that faced it had been used to dealing with 109’s in Europe,which they could mix it with evenly in a close dogfight then they would have had a shock.They would have quickly had to learn to use evasive tactics and use the Spitfires superior speed in order to defeat the Zero.