Type 0 Observation Seaplane

[Edit] Type 0 Observation Seaplane No.59 零式水上観測機
Reconnaissance Seaplane Effects: +1 +2 +4 +2 +6 Combat Radius: 3 (Deployment Cost: 6) Scrap value: 1 1 2 (Buildable)
Card Fairy Equipment Combination
Refittable Class
Coastal Defense Ship	Destroyer
Light Cruiser	Torpedo Cruiser
Heavy Cruiser	Training Cruiser
Aviation Cruiser	Fast Battleship
Battleship	Aviation Battleship
Light Carrier	Standard Aircraft Carrier
Armored Carrier	Seaplane Tender
Submarine	Aircraft Carrying Submarine
Submarine Tender	Fleet Oiler
Repair Ship	Amphibious Assault Ship

Introduction

複葉でありながら、優れた運動性と高い空戦能力を持つ二座の水上偵察機です。主力艦隊の砲戦弾着観測と偵察のための機体ですが、その高い格闘戦闘力は、専門の水上戦闘機も顔負けの高性能ぶり。複葉機だけど近代的な、名作観測機なのです！

Although being a biplane, this is a dual-seat float reconnaissance plane with outstanding maneuverability and high air-to-air capability. Its initial purpose was for fleet's gunnery spotting and reconnaissance, however its high dogfight ability even outqualify purposely built float fighters. Being modern enough as well as being biplane, it's no doubt a masterpiece of its own class.

Notes

Buildable

Ships with Type 0 Observation Seaplane as stock equipment

Equipment that consume Type 0 Observation Seaplane during improvement

• Not to be confused with Type 0 Reconnaissance Seaplane.
• Buildable as of the 14 March update.
• Development requires at least 10 , 10 , 10 , 20 , with Fuel/Steel as primary resource for a drop rate of 2%. No reports exist of successful development with Ammo or Bauxite as primary resource.
• June 2013 Ranking Reward for all tiers.

Improvement

Type 0 Observation Seaplane[Edit]

Improvement Cost: 90 40 270	★			S	M	T	W	T	F	S	Helper Ship
Consumes: 1x Zuiun	0	4/6	3/5	✗	Mi	Mi	Mi	Mu	Mu	Mu	Mizuho (Kai) Musashi (Kai)
Consumes: 1x Type 0 Observation Seaplane	6	6/9	4/7

Trivia

Code named "Pete" by Allies, the Mitsubishi F1M had high air-to-air capability resulting from its crisp maneuverability (basically biplanes have better mobility than monoplanes while trading off high-speed capability) as highlighted in description text. It seldom served its original role of gunnery spotting, but with its high dynamics and stability it served many purposes such as ground attacks, anti-submarine patrols, convoy escort and sometimes air-to-air combat, having its maneuverability equal that of Type 96 fighters (which are purposely-built monoplanes).

• There are actually kill records of Americans fighters such as F4F's and even an F6F.
  • On 16 February 1945, Warrant Officer Nobuo Fujita (藤田信雄海軍兵曹長), managed to shoot down an F6F onboard a Type 0 Observation Seaplane despite the technical disadvantage. Members of the Katori Air Group confirmed its wreckage.
    • In that flight WO Fujita was assisted by five more Type 0 Observation Seaplanes and two Type 2 Seaplane Fighters of which the majority were downed.
    • WO Fujita is also known for being the only man who succeeded in bombarding the contiguous United States in 1942, event known as the Lookout Air Raids. This was done onboard a Type 0 Small Reconnaissance Seaplane.

See also

• Mitsubishi F1M
• 零式観測機 (Japanese Wikipedia)