[WhiskeyPapa]

Well the American pilots knew how to fight the P-38 in the vertical. Also, the Japs didn't really believe in team work; it was all the lone wolf thing for them.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

The advantage of the P-38 over the zero is similar to that of the jet over the P-51 . . . altitude lets you engage on YOUR terms, or not at all--and speed trumps maneuverability 'cause to the high-speed attacker the slow target just doesn't move enough to be able to evade.