P-40 Warhawk Vs. Ki-43 Oscar

KNOWN FOR THE DISTINCTIVE `SHARKMOUTHS` DECORATION ON THEIR NOSES, P-40 FIGHTERS FIRST SAW COMBAT IN CHINA DURING WORLD WAR II. THEIR MOST COMMON ADVERSARY WAS THE JAPANESE NAKAJIMA KI-43, NICKNAMED `OSCAR.` CARL MOLESWORTH DETAILS THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THESE TWO FOES, THE PRODUCTS OF TWO VASTLY DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHIES OF FIGHTER DESIGN.