New Mitsubishi A5M3a (九六式三号艦戦) Japanese BR I Premium Fighter 🛩

[Emperor_Yoshiro]

Since the other factions got some insane BR I premiums decided to make for Japan one. Its combination between :
Pallier’s D.510 | War Thunder Wiki
A5M4 | War Thunder Wiki

Its a variation of already existing A5M4 however its slower but it has cannon.

Additional resources:

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Type 96 No. 3 Battle (A5M3a)

An experimental aircraft that was modified from the No. 2 Type 1 ship battle (the fuselage is as thin as the No. 1 ship) and equipped with a 20mm Hispano-type motor cannon and a Hispano 12Xcrs water-cooled engine. Two aircraft were built. It was later refitted with an air-cooled engine and deployed to the front lines.
Type 96 carrier-based fighter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yellow Mushroom Mitsubishi A5M Claude (2003) | PDF
Japanese Aircraft of Wolrld War II : 1937-1945 ,Thomas Newdick, Edition 2 2017, page 57-59
And:

• Yes
• No

[VINICIUS_LAG]

Yes, anything is better than A5M4

[Emperor_Yoshiro]

Well its not exactly better its the same plane with more firepower and better turn but less speed and it starts on a ship its a variant of A5M4

[VINICIUS_LAG]

@Emperor Yoshiro

more firepower and better turn

I already consider it better because it has a 20mm cannon, Japan 7.7mm machine gun is awful

[Emperor_Yoshiro]

Yeah but keep in mind its a single cannon and it has only 60 rounds its half a Zero but its better then no cannon.