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Because the aircraft was adapted by the Imperial Navy in 1940 (it entered service in 1941)...the last number indicating the aircraft's model number. The US does the same thing; the M1 rifle was adapted in 1941, therefore, it's the model 1.

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it wasnt counted as a hit because it wasnt in the war zone when it was attacked.

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