This skin is Mitubishi A6M-5 "Zero" of Lt. Cmdr. Ryoji Ohara of the 6th Kokutai, Rabual, early 1944. Throughout his military career, he flew several types of the Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero, both as a fighter pilot and a test pilot. Also, he was involved in more than 100 attacks and 60 dogfights, receiving the 6th Kokutai Commander Award for bravery.

At the end of World War II, only five fellow pilots of the original 60 in Oharas fighter squadron, the 6th Kokutai at Kisarazu Air Base, survived.

It's for the 109E slot in ECA Panel.

Thanks to Captain Kurt for creating the new Zero for EAW, and thanks to Claudio for the cockpit and wingview pcx. This skin comes with a matching wingview.

Cheers Guys!

Just unzip and place the contents of the "New Zero" folder into your EAW folder, and fly!

J.P O'Neill

oneill717@hotmail.com

From Captain Kurt's Readme:

The model is for the most numerous version of the A6M5. This was the Model 52 which had a shortened wing to improve speed and roll rate while eliminating the folding wingtips, combined with a more powerful engine and new cowling design. It improved top speed to 351 mph, a 20 mph increase over the A6M2. It still retained the same armament of 2 x 7.7mm cowl machine guns and 2 x 20mm wing guns, but with longer cannon barrels giving improved accuracy at longer ranges.


The 3DZ development - from my earlier A6M2 model - and skin are my work. The cockpit and wingview are by Claudio.

To use place ALL of the contents of the folders into your EAW folder. This model is intended for use with Charles Gunst's ECAPanel in the FW190 slot. The model is compatible with Pacific Tide2.

Cheers,

Captain Kurt"
May 18, 2004