Why is every new plane in Japan called the Zero?

[Creastroy]

@da12thmonkey

creates some complications in how it’s written and read in Japanese numerals

I’d rather believe that IJA has got a 百式 Type Hundred SMG so that IJN won’t follow the trend xD

[かがり]

Sir this is what enthusiasts call things unlike germany naming their tanks after animals (germany = furrys??? (jkjk))

[ShOt_MaCkEr]

Imagine Leo 2 being called “Long tiger” and Puma - “Thicc tiger”. That would be hilarious.

[Internationalism]

The Baby Tiger

[Zyszhao]

@da12thmonkey

Type 0

Well there’s many Type 0 (or Type 100 in IJA system) cause 0 being the last digit of the imperial year 2600 (1940)
https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/Abbreviations#.28JP.29_Calendar_and_Type_Numbers

[Fireraid233]

Its just what many nations do.

Heck the GCAP or for Japan F-3 is gonna be nicknamed Reppu in a nod to the successor of the Zero its still being discussed but its a possibility.

[Real_K_Soze]

@ShOt_MaCkEr

Why does every new tank in Germany is named after a big cat?
Because people go insane over it. IT’S A BIG FELINE JUST LIKE IN THE OLD TIMES!!!

@かがり

unlike germany naming their tanks after animals

There is a huge gap between animals / felines and predators dominating their specific environment.

The adding of the well-known nicknames to German tanks (above Pz III/IV) was actually a quite effective propaganda tool. Following these traditions after WW 2 is logical too - they are very powerful names and using them as additional marketing tools is logical.

If you compare this with naming of tanks after more or less famous generals or Roman references you might get the point.

@ShOt_MaCkEr

Basically naming your thing after something old and well known gives you:
1)Free advertisement from the press
2)Higher approval rating
And via combining those two we get:
3)You’re more likely to get more funding

This sounds like you have no idea how military procurement and subsequent adding of (legacy) names works and you try to use basic marketing knowledge suited to be useful opening a restaurant without actually replying to the OP.

None of your points is relevant for the question addressed in the OP - and none of them is even remotely related to military procurement processes.

[yjie1028]

I guess is because some national pride, Zero is the most famous things that Japan made and f westerner up

[viski253]

Steins;Gate Zero, Re:Zero, ReCreators Fate/Zero, Aldnoah:Zero, Fairy Tail Zero

[かがり]

@Real_K_Soze

There is a huge gap between animals / felines and predators dominating their specific environment.

The adding of the well-known nicknames to German tanks (above Pz III/IV) was actually a quite effective propaganda tool. Following these traditions after WW 2 is logical too - they are very powerful names and using them as additional marketing tools is logical.

If you compare this with naming of tanks after more or less famous generals or Roman references you might get the point.

close enough

[ShOt_MaCkEr]

@Real_K_Soze

None of your points is relevant

All of them are, actually, lol

[かがり]

in wt people wanting japans zeros nerfed or up BR’ed cause imagine trying to turnfight a turnfighter in a nonturn fighting plane

[Measured]

@viski253

Steins;Gate Zero, Re:Zero, ReCreators Fate/Zero, Aldnoah:Zero, Fairy Tail Zero

add to that list: Macross Zero

[GALWAYLION-live]

It stands for their percent chance at winning WWII

[MAUSWAFFE]

Technically true, I don’t see my Viper Zero winning WWII anytime soon

[GALWAYLION-live]

Considering that the Japs were running low on basic resources in 1941… yeah, I don’t think the F-16 is winning WWII.

[かがり]

Unless

[MAUSWAFFE]

@GALWAYLION-live

I don’t think the F-16 is winning WWII

Pretty sure that was the F-14s job

[GALWAYLION-live]

Sorry mate, I don’t think you lot are winning WWIII either. Last time Japan and Korea teamed up, they kinda lost the war.

[GALWAYLION-live]

Well, the Americans must have used the Farkours from the Kingdom of Persia. I don’t think the AIM 54s would have been too useful.