Cub Driver writes:

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:51:37 +0900, Gernot Hassenpflug
wrote:

Japanese: A6M2 22-gata Kou
English : A6M2 Model 22 a

And we must never forget that this is the SHORT system!

Well, I erred in this respect. In the latter part of my post, I gave
the proper Japanese truncated designation:

Rei-sen-2-2-gata-kou

this is a truncated form of:

Rei-shiki kan-jou sen-tou-ki 2-2-gata kou

(Japanese books don't use the A6M designation)

the above would be in english:

Type 0 carrier fighter Model 2-2-a

(The manufacturer doesn't enter into it)

Does this gel with your understanding of the long form?

BTW, in the short form, the Val is referred to as the 99-kanbaku (Type
99 carrier bomber) the Kate as the 97-kankou (Type 97 carrier
attack plane), similar to the 0-sen (Type 0 fighter) except that
`kan' is left off here.
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G Hassenpflug * IJN & JMSDF equipment/history fan