[pcarmichael]

> Instead, they maintained altitude and speed, using their advantage in a dive to execute "slashing" attacks.

Fun trivia that I read a while back: After getting hold of a zero, they discovered that the carburetor design would cause the engine to sputter on high speed dives. https://www.history.com/news/the-akutan-zero-how-a-captured-...

[stcredzero]

they discovered that the carburetor design would cause the engine to sputter on high speed dives

Also, their controls could become sluggish at the right conditions near their top speeds.