I don't recall hearing that the A6M Zero had a bad roll rate. From the book I read: Samurai, about the highest scoring japanese Ace: Saburo Sakai. He said that the Zero was a great plane all around, just that without armor and heavy guns, it was in trouble. But he took on 6 F6F Hellcats during Iwo Jima, and out turned and rolled onto their tales before they could get a good shot at him.
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