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The Mitsubishi A7M Reppu was designed to succeed the famed Imperial Japanese Navy?s A6M Zero. The name translated to mean ?Violent Wind? or ?Strong Gale?. The Allies gave it the codename ?Sam.
Performance objectives were to achieve superior maneuverability, speed, climb, diving and armament over the Zero. All this criteria increased weight and required space and as a result, the wing area and overall size were significantly greater. The first prototype was...
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