I did warn everyone this post was probably not ready for prime time. M1903A1 pointed out that I had pick up the Zero speed in kph for my miles per hour comparison. Its top speed was actually 330mph.
Another interesting thing about the A6M Zero is that it was almost a carbon copy of a Vought design that was sold to Japan in the late thirties and it was another Vought aircraft that was the primary fighter used by the US Marines to fight them. The F4U Corsair.
Good post. No apologies necessary.