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With the extreme agility of the zero, the Allied pilots found that the appropriate combat tactic against it was to remain out of range and fight on the dive and climb. By using speed and resisting the deadly error of trying to out-turn the zero, eventually cannon or heavy machine guns could be brought to bear and a single burst of fire was usually enough to down it. Such "boom-and-zoom" tactics were successful in the China Burma India Theater. US pilots were trained to exploit the advantages of their P-40s: very sturdy, heavily armed, generally faster in a dive and in level flight at low altitude, with a good rate of roll.
Learning that the zeros could hardly dive with a high speed as that may damaged the zero itself, the P-40 plane in this picture were using high-speed diving tactic to escaping from the fierce zero.
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