A plastic model that requires assembly and painting. Separate tools, paint, etc. are required.
1/48 scale plastic model. The Zero Fighter Type 21, which had continued to advance steadily in the early stages of the war, began to be inferior in terms of speed and firepower to the new fighters of the United States Army and Navy that were appearing one after another in 1945. Therefore, the 52 type was developed following the 32 type and 22 type, and the wingspan was shortened from 12 m of the 21 type and 22 type to 11 m, the cowling was redesigned, and a thrust type single exhaust pipe was installed. As a result, the maximum speed is 565km/h, which is 25km/h faster than the 22 type. The Type 52 was produced, replacing the 20mm machine gun in the wing with a belt-fed Type 99 Type 2 Type 4 20mm machine gun, and thickening the main wing skin to increase the steep dive speed limit, but the Navy's demands were even greater. Next, the 52 Type Otsu, which has a 7.7mm machine gun in the nose section strengthened to a 13mm machine gun on the right side, and the 52 Type C, which has a 13mm machine gun added to the outside of the 20mm machine gun on both wings of the Otsu type, and the 52 Type series are about Nakajima and Mitsubishi. Approximately 6 000 aircraft were produced and continued to fight until the end of the Pacific War. (From Discovery Japan Mall)