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As well as kindling fond memories, these aircraft make for ideal markers to represent airstrikes in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBolt Action\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, adding an extra level of immersion to your games.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are few amongst us at Warlord Games who didn't begin our modelling journeys with an Airfix kit or two. 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In early engagements, the Zero proved so effective that pilots were able to post an almost unbelievable victory ratio of 12 to 1 against their adversaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the Wehrmacht began its march across Europe in 1940, little attention was being given to developments in the Far East. Following years of re-arming and upgrading, the Japanese Navy could boast some of the most advanced naval aircraft in the world within its inventory, including the superb Mitsubishi A6M Zero.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis long range Naval fighter would be at the forefront of Japan's expansionist ambitions throughout WWII and in the early war years, proved to be unequalled in the Pacific region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Zero also quickly earned a reputation as a dogfighter and Allied pilots quickly learned to avoid a slow, turning fight with this beautifully balanced aircraft. American pilots soon developed tactics that avoided playing into the hands of the Zero and began to score victories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs newer fighters began to enter service, the A6M Zero began to show its weaknesses, which were a lack of armour protection for the pilot and no self-sealing fuel tanks in the wing. Using their boom and zoom hit and run tactics, the Americans finally began to get the measure of the feared Zero.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are few amongst us at Warlord Games who didn't begin our modelling journeys with an Airfix kit or two. 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