FineMolds FB20 1/48 IJN Type 96 Carrier Fighter Mitsubishi A5M2b (Claude) "Early"

日本海軍九六式二号二型艦上戦闘機 後期型

World War Two
IJN (Imperial Japanese Navy)
the world's first low-wing monoplane shipboard fighter
A5M "Claude" is the predecessor to the famous Mitsubishi A6M "Zero"
A5M1 - Model 1 : first production model with 633 kW (850 hp) Kotobuki 2 KAI I engine.
A5M2/2a - Model 21: More powerful engine.
A5M2b - Model 22: with NACA cowling 477 kW (640 hp) Kotobuki 3 engine.
A5M4 - Model 24. The A5M2b + different engine, closed cockpit, additional detachable fuel tank.