The Deadliest Japanese Aircraft with Insane Range Mistaken for Carrier-Based

As the earliest echoes of World War 2’s Pacific Theater began, the Japanese Empire launched the conflict with an array of powerful weapons.
Among these was a seemingly modest yet lethal aircraft that showed its might at the expense of America on December 7, 1941. It was the Mitsubishi A6M, known as the "Zero," an aircraft of paradoxes-lightweight yet fiercely armed.
At Pearl Harbor, the model soared through the Pacific Ocean skies with a maneuverability that commanded both awe and fear from all who encountered it. This, coupled with a range never seen before, made the aircraft reign supreme in the entire world, initially tipping the scales.
However, as the conflict wore on, the Allies began to unravel the Zero's secrets.
What started as the ultimate weapon quickly found itself outpaced by rapidly advancing enemy technology. The very attributes that once made the Zero nearly invincible soon marked its decline, relegating it from a feared combatant to a desperate tool in kamikaze missions.