Madman1119
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History fact and an aviation pun? Not much better
Edit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/67s5i0/what_historical_fact_blows_your_mind/dgt5ywb/ Went and grabbed the sauce
xxsurferboyxx420
He earned that gold
rocketdonkey
Plane. Solid. Gold.
neil137
the zero was a Japanese plane fielded during the war if you need help with the joke
UncleLeos
Hey man I just had a chance to read through that reddit page. That's an awesome and interesting thread I'd have never found. Thank you.
Slorpthegillman
This Fokker thinks he's a smartass
Nemothenubbed
*raughs*
Paradoxroutine
*raughs sow rard*
Curadh
HAOOOOOO!
MasonLegere
he..he..i uh totally get it!
VonShnitzel
The A6M "Zero" was the Japanese Navy's main fighter aircraft during WWII
UncleLeos
Madman1119
My bad :) Adjusted accordingly. I was on my phone when I posted this.
UncleLeos
You are a true gem! Thanks!
TITANEUM
Can you help the normies understand?
VonShnitzel
The A6M Zero was Japan's main naval fighter plane in WWII
TITANEUM
Thank you.
Tooexforbee
V420
Best. Gif. Ever
MrSeanicles
That took me 5 watches to read everything going on here
Ratman72
It slices! It dices! And after all that it can still slice this tomato!
GasBandit
Nippon Steel vs Stalinwood... WHO WINS?
rubmymanclit
The collision causes nuclear fusion and no one wins
lilneoman1
Stalinwood is lighter, making plane of UFO, causing outmaneuver foe. Stalinwood win everytime
Deadpangod3
Stick wins every time
Hexarcy00
I want numbers, googling now
Hexarcy00
finding current numbers is harder. In 2005 there is an estimate of 475099. They cite good sources so I think it's accurate for 2005.
Hexarcy00
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview/id/584144.html
Hexarcy00
according to wikipedia, 372,749 aircraft were destroyed or lost in WW2.
Hexarcy00
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equipment_losses_in_World_War_II
agmannen
Let me know! <3
Hexarcy00
I replied to my comment
luukzs666luukzs
me to, with the amount of commercial airplanes alone vs what they had in WWII
LawAndNorderSkyrimVictimsUnit
Japanese aircraft models were called "zero's".
luukzs666luukzs
what are you talking about? We're talking about numbers... I guess that one went right over your head.. huehuehue
Orpheusko
Explain? For a friend...
secretagentdoubleobeaver
The Zero was a Japanese fighter/Kamikaze plane in WWII.
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jsktrogdor
Nope. "'0' being the last digit of the Imperial year 2600 (1940) when it entered service"
captainhahnsolo
Fair enough. Wasn't sure about the second part, but was sure of the pun part. Guess that is my factoid of the day :) Thanks
JunkbatmainOberbatch
Please see Miyazaki's "The Wind Rises"
AnotherFreakingAccount
" Zero " stands for Japanes planes if not wrong
jsktrogdor
You is wrong. "'0' being the last digit of the Imperial year 2600 (1940) when [the Mitsubishi A6M Zero] entered service"
Icommentwithnospaces
You not wong!
Madman1119
A "zero" is a famous Japanese fighter aircraft
RoseTheSpecialEdTeacher
Fuck, that was better than the post. Thank you. +1
JunkbatmainOberbatch
Im so fucking disappointed you needed to explain yourself.
borys666
this is perfect explanation how pacific war is nuance from European point of view (and thanks to Hollywood input)
NotTheCommentYouAreLookingFor
I found this helpful.
PoopholeAintALoophole
infamous*, depending on where you stand, especially at the moment of impact.
Xioncyrus
I laughed... thank you poopholeaintaloophole...I just laughed again
Madman1119
akom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b6_i_eSgR8
Dagordae
Mostly known for being incredibly fast, agile, and flimsy. Japan lost an absurd number of them over the course of the war.
MrE158
Apart from the 'plane technology, Japan had no long-term strategic plan for replacing pilots, and quickly ran out of experienced fliers.
Dagordae
They started out as superior dog fighters, but fell behind as the war went on. Plus proximity fuses were invented.
madwookie
I wouldn't say they were superior dogfighters. They excelled at mixing it up, but early American planes could still run away.
BrutalMachine
Paper planes basically
FireatWill
Zero on your ass? Go on a straight line. Lol
Ghost7167
The Jap Zero is one the most amazing feats of engineering for its time. It was lighter and fast, generally better then what the Allies had.
SidneyHarbor
*at the start of the war.
helagos
Don't mix your tenses, it's either "light and fast" or "lighter and faster". Also, than* HEIL GRAMMATIK!!!
Ghost7167
I was at 140, had to take out a letter or two somewhere. You still got the jist.
GasBandit
... at least until the Hellcat replaced the Wildcat.
Ghost7167
Was generally better then anything Ally's had to offer. I believe the hellcat was still slow then the zero.
GasBandit
Hellcats killed Zeroes at a ratio of 13:1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F6F_Hellcat#Sortie.2C_kill_and_loss_figures
GasBandit
The hellcat was faster, the Zero turned better. So the US pilots stopped trying to outturn them.
Ghost7167
Gotcha, thanks for correcting. I knew there was something the zero held over the hellcat. Both awesome planes anyway.
Ghost7167
If you go to the DC aerospace museum, they have both on display they are truly something to gock at.