<prompt> Bheka isigaba esingezansi bese uphendula umbuzo emva kwalokho ngolimi olufanayo nesigaba: Passage: On 20 September 1939, ngaphambi YP-38s yayakhiwe futhi indiza ihlolwe, USAAF wayala 66 ukukhiqizwa kokuqala P-38 Lightnings, 30 zazo zahanjiswa USAAF maphakathi no-1941, kodwa hhayi zonke lezi izindiza zazihlomile. Lezindiza ezazingenazikhali kamuva zafakwa izibhamu ezine ezinamasentimitha angu-0.50 12.7 mm esikhundleni sezibhamu ezimbili ezinamasentimitha angu-0.5012.7 mm kanye nezibhamu ezimbili ezinamasentimitha angu-0.307.62 mm kanye nesibhamu esingu-37 mm 1.46 in. Futhi zazinengilazi ebukhali, i-cockpit armor ne-fluorescent cockpit controls. Enye yagcwaliswa ngekhabethe elingenayo ingcindezi ngesisekelo sokuhlola futhi yabizwa ngokuthi i-XP-38A. Ngenxa yemibiko i-USAAF eyayithola ivela eYurophu, ama-36 asele eqoqweni athuthukiswa ngokuthuthuka okuncane okufana namathangi kaphethiloli azivalayo nokuvikelwa okuqinisiwe kokuvikela ukubenza bakwazi ukulwa. I-USAAF yachaza ukuthi lezi zindiza ezingama-36 zazizogqokwa njenge-P-38D. Ngenxa yalokho, awazange abe khona ama-P-38B noma ama-P-38C. Indima eyinhloko P-38D sika kwakuwukuba asebenze out izimbungulu futhi anikeze USAAF isipiliyoni ekuphatheni uhlobo. Ngo-March 1940, amaFulentshi namaNgisi, ngokusebenzisa Anglo-French Ukuthengwa Committee, wayala ingqikithi 667 P-38s for US 100M, esibekiwe Model 322F for the French kanye Model 322B for the British. Le ndiza yayiyoba uhlobo lwe-P-38E. Ama-Allies aphesheya kwezilwandle ayefisa ukufana okuphelele kwezinjini ze-Allison ngenani elikhulu lama-Curtiss P-40 Tomahawks amazwe womabili ayehlelile, ngakho-ke ayala iModeli 322 izinjini ezimbili ezingakwesokudla esikhundleni se-counter-rotating ones futhi ngaphandle kwama-turbo-superchargers. Ukusebenza kwakufanele kube ngama-640 km h kuma-16,900 ft 5,200 m. Ngemva kokuwa kweFrance ngo-June 1940, abaseBrithani bathatha yonke i-oda futhi banikeza indiza igama lenkonzo elithi Lightning. NgoJuni 1941, uMnyango Wezempi waba nesizathu sokucubungula kabusha imininingwane yawo yangaphambilini yendiza ngokusekelwe kokuhlangenwe nakho okwaqoqwa eMpini YaseBrithani naseThe Blitz. Ukunganeliseki kwamaBrithani nge-oda likaLockheed kwavela ngoJulayi, futhi ngo-August 5, 1941 bashintsha inkontileka kangangokuthi izindiza ezingu-143... Umbuzo: Yayibizwa ngokuthini?  <response>: I-XP-38A 