The Japanese military could soon be laying its hands on a new Zero fighter, the Mitsubishi ATDX, or hinshin!

The first prototype is e"pected to fly later this year! The original Zero which aroused great an"iety in the hearts of Allied pilots after its introduction first flew in #$%$, or about &' years ago! (ill this new )ap ATDX repeat that earlier saga! *ery unli+ely e,en though this brand new Zero copies the original in being designed outright as a light and e"tremely maneu,erable fighter! -"tremely maneu,erable and stealthy, the hinshin is e"pected to confront other aeroplanes li+e the .orean ./X, the proposed 0ussian 1M/ , the /rench 0afale and possibly tic+le the /2%'! 3ut can it sur,i,e against top fighters li+e the J245! 6o, it will be wiped out by the J245! The latest J245 model sports a highly ad,anced A- A radar and a hotshot -7T 2type 80 T broadly comparable to the one used on the /2%'! The 9 will not allow the hinshin to use any ad,anced items and so the hinshin will ser,e as duc+ soup or duc+ meat in future :acific air dogfights! 1i+e the original Zero, this latest Zero is e"pected to fade away or be eclipsed by ri,als )ust a few years after its introduction!