p-40 need's more credit

Rating: Null/10 (21 September 2006)

first of all the movie was great.but one thing that always bothered me is the way our p-40 was presented.when the war started it was our front line fighter.we had lots of green pilots and stubborn brass that hadn't realized the importance of air power.when we were bombed at pearl harbor,the general consensual was build them as fast as you can.so with no time for improvement the p-40 had to make do with a single stage supercharger.this would hold its performance to 20,000 feet and lower.p-40's fought in every theater of the war and had a plus kill ratio,none approaching the avg or flying tigers record.yet they were often unjustly criticized for poor performance.in the movie they couldn't shake the enemy aircraft.the planes used by the Japanese were the Aichi Val at 240 mph,Nakajima Kate at 229 mph,and A6m Zero at 331 mph.the P-40e was 362 mph flat out.it could easily outrun them in a straightline.my point being the P-40 is an icon and deserves all the credit it can get.thank you