Original: The Tigers ' shark-faced fighters remain among the most recognizable of any individual combat aircraft of World War II , and they demonstrated innovative tactical victories when the news in the U.S. was filled with little more than stories of defeat at the hands of the Japanese forces .
Simplified: They could not turn with the Japanese fighters , such as the A6M Zero , Ki-43 Oscar , and Ki-27 Nate , but the P-40 was tough , had more guns , and was faster in a dive .