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The Mitsubishi A7M Reppū (烈風 Strong Gale) was designed as the successor to the Imperial Japanese Navy’s A6M Zero with development beginning in 1942. Performance objectives were to achieve superior speed climb diving and armament over the Zero as well as better maneuverability. As a result the wing area and overall size were significantly greater on par with the American Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. The A7M’s allied codename was Sam.