As a defensive fighter, we can forgive its lack of range. There are a few negatives: carburetor rather than fuel injection (negative G's), no deflection-capabl

As a defensive fighter, we can forgive its lack of range. There are a few negatives: carburetor rather than fuel injection (negative G's), no deflection-capable gunsight and a weak punch (rifle-caliber MG, although a lot of them). All of these were addressed in the years past '40. As a product of the '30's, it was quite a piece of work. Along with the Zero, the best pre-war fighters out there.