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This fighter is one of the best the | This fighter is one of the best the USAAC has to offer. The Wildcat is a solid substitute, but some find the P-40's guns to have more convergance, and thus easier hits. You'll find the P-40 a good land-based fighter when you need it, but performance-wise doesn't differ much from the Wildcat. | ||
'''Official Description:''' ''Coming into full production in 1940, the P-40 represents the latest installment in Curtiss' "Hawk" line of aircraft. Commissioned by the US Army Air Corps, it is a land-based fighter that has already served with distinction against the Japanese in China as part of general Claire Chenault's volunteer group "The Flying Tigers". Although it has shown that it can hold its own against modern Japanese aircraft, new aircraft designs are emerging that will soon render it obsolete.'' | '''Official Description:''' ''Coming into full production in 1940, the P-40 represents the latest installment in Curtiss' "Hawk" line of aircraft. Commissioned by the US Army Air Corps, it is a land-based fighter that has already served with distinction against the Japanese in China as part of general Claire Chenault's volunteer group "The Flying Tigers". Although it has shown that it can hold its own against modern Japanese aircraft, new aircraft designs are emerging that will soon render it obsolete.'' |