[ANGGAPO]

Keep in mind that the Zero was a far superior fighter than anything that we had until about 1944.

[buwaya]

Better tactics with P40s could give a better exchange ratio than even. The AVG and even the USAAF showed that, later.
And most Japanese fighters in the Philippines weren’t zeros.

[fso301]

Keep in mind that the Zero was a far superior fighter than anything that we had until about 1944.

Depends on what you mean by superior. The P-38 was faster than the Zero and could outclimb the Me-262. Plus, the P-38 with it's guns all clustered in the nose had devastating firepower.