Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pakazosvika pakati pa1942, maAllies akatanga kuunganidzazve uye apo dzimwe ndege dzeAllied dzakadai seBrewster Buffalo neP-39 dzakanga dzisina tariro dzakapfuura nevarwi vakaita seMitsubishi A6M Zero yeJapan, vamwe vakadai seCurtiss P-40 Warhawk yeArmy uye Grumman F4F Wildcat yeNavy vaiva nehunhu hwakadai sesimba rakakura remoto, kusimba uye kukurumidza kudonha, uye maAllies akakurumidza kugadzira maitiro (akadai seTach Weave) kushandisa izvi zvakasimba. Shanduko idzi dzakakurumidza kubhadhara mibairo, sezvo kugona kweAllied kuramba kukwirira kwemhepo kweJapan kwaive kwakakosha kukunda kwavo pa
Gungwa reCoral, Midway, Guadalcanal neNew Guinea. MuChina, Flying Tigers yakashandisawo nzira imwe cheteyo nokubudirira kwakati, kunyange zvazvo dzakanga dzisingakwanisi kudzivisa mafungu okufambira mberi kwechiJapan ikoko.