A6M Zero

Normal Zero Fighter, with a blue stripe near the tail

Zero Fighter Type 52, without the blue stripe

The Navy Type-0 Carrier Fighter A6M (usually shortened to Zero Fighter or simply Zero) is a japanese aircraft appearing as different models in Strikers 1945 (as the standard Zero) and Strikers 1945 Plus (as the Type 52).

One of the two Japanese planes (alongside the Shinden). Zero's options are very powerful, lobbing grenades and homing in on enemies when charged. Its bomb is bizarre and reminiscent of the bomb in 1943. A storm is called in, blasting all enemies on screen with lightning. It is surprisingly powerful, and possibly a reference to the Divine Wind, or Kamikaze legend. Zero is actually a great plane for beginners, due to its combination of great power and homing, at the cost of very slow movement speed.

In Strikers 1945 II, the Zero appears as enemies in various levels.

In Strikers 1945 PLUS, the Zero appears as a playable fighter in all the levels. It has very powerful weaponry to make up for that, though its Super shot is the most powerful of all the planes, despite taking too long to stock it.

Details

• Sub Weapon: Drop Type S-Bomb (Normal), Rocket Launcher (Type 52)
• Formation Attack: Hunter Formation (Normal)
• Super Shot: Type Zero Missiles (Type 52)
• Bomb: God Wind (Normal), Fugaku Covering Fire (Type 52)

Specifications

• Max power: 1130 HP
• Wingspan: 1100 cm
• Length: 912 cm
• Height: 305 cm
• Weight: 2743 kg
• Top speed: 565 km/h
• Crew: 1
• Armament: 20.7 mm x 2, 7.7 mm x 2

Extra Information

• Pilot: Ai Mikami
• First Appearance: Strikers 1945

Gallery

The Zero Fighter in the arcade attract demo of Strikers 1945

The Zero Fighter in the console arcade attract demo of Strikers 1945

The Zero Fighter in the arcade version of Strikers 1945

The Zero Fighter on the Player 2 side of the screen in Strikers 1945

The Zero Fighter in the Android version of Strikers 1945 (from October 2020)

The Zero Fighter in the console intro of Strikers 1945

The Zero Fighter in the console attract demo of Strikers 1945

Zero Fighter Fighters Index model

Fighters Index illustration 1

Fighters Index illustration 2

The Zero Fighter in console versions of Strikers 1945

Fighter Select art (arcade version)

Fighter select art (console versions)

Fighter Select art with specs

a Playable Zero on Strikers 1945 Plus

The Zero Fighter throwing Drop-type Small Bombs at Level 1

The Zero Fighter throwing Drop-type Small Bombs at Level 2

The Zero Fighter throwing Drop-type Small Bombs at Level 3

The Zero Fighter throwing Drop-type Small Bombs at Level 4

"Challenge Next Game Level!" art (with J8M Syusui)

A formation of hostile Zero Fighters in green

The Zero Fighter Type 52 in the attract demo of Strikers 1945 Plus

Zero Fighter Type 52 2-player art

The Zero Fighter Type 52 in Strikers 1945 Plus Portable

The Zero Fighter Type 52 during gameplay

The Zero Fighter Type 52 firing Rocket Launchers

The Zero Fighter Type 52 launching a Type-0 Missile

A formation of enemy (Nakajima Ki 84 Hayates) in white

Two Zero Fighters: playable (bright green) and enemy (dark green)

Two Zero Fighters in green and white

F.G.R. Zero Fighters flying in formation in the Strikers 1945 II console intro

The Zero Fighter throwing Drop-type Small Bombs at Level 1 in Strikers 1945 Collection

The Zero Fighter throwing Drop-type Small Bombs at Level 2 in Strikers 1945 Collection

The Zero Fighter throwing Drop-type Small Bombs at Level 3 in Strikers 1945 Collection

The Zero Fighter throwing Drop-type Small Bombs at Level 4 in Strikers 1945 Collection

Two Zero Fighters: playable (vivid green) and enemy (olive green) in Strikers 1945 Collection

The Zero Fighter character puzzle in Strikers 1945 Collection

Trivia

• The Zero Fighter appears in Kantai Collection as the Northern Princess's treasured plane, though it was claimed to have been stolen from Ryujo.
  • One of the Northern Princess's lines has her desiring the Zero.
• The Zero Fighter's shot type is changed in Strikers 1945 Plus, going from a spread type to a straight type, because the model used for the game in the A6M5 Type 52.
• In the Android version, this aircraft starts with its main shot at level 2 and 3 bombs, but will be locked for 2 hours starting with the moment it was selected, along with the P-51 Mustang, Spitfire Mk. VII, Messerschmitt Bf-109, and J7W Shinden.
  • This is no longer the case as of September 24, 2020. It instead can be unlocked by continuing a total of 30 times.
• The Zero Fighter is alongside the P-38 Lightning in 1944: The Loop Master
• In Strikers 1945 Plus ending illustration and much like Ki-84 Hayate, it looks like that the Zero Fighter Type 52 also had crash-landed into the ocean.