
Publisher's Description
Saburo Sakai was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s fourth highest ranking Ace. When war began he flew against the US forces in the Philippines, bringing down a P-40 on his first day of combat, and shooting down the first B-17 to be lost in the Pacific theatre. After increasing his tally to a total of more than 60 planes shot down Sakai took a bullet to the head but still limped his damaged plane 1,000km home and reported to his superior before collapsing. Sakai recovered and returned to combat despite only having partial vision in one eye. Sakai survived the war — no small feat in the face of US air dominance in the later stages – and lived to the age of 84.
Additional Information
This is a repackage of an old box Saburo Sakai - Ace box (ver. A6M5). Now the models are not made of hard plastic, but of a special Warlord Resin. The trait cards have also changed, because this box uses the Zero A6M2 aircraft.
Included Components
Model Planes
- A6M2 Zero
Aircraft Cards
Ace Card
- Saburo Sakai
Ace Skill Cards
Aircraft Trait Cards
Tokens
- Double-sided Pilot Skill Discs
- Zoom Token (x2)