▁the ▁ 4 ° ▁Storm o ▁was ▁moved ▁back , ▁it ▁delivered ▁his ▁Mac chi ▁C . ▁ 2 0 2 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 ° St orm o . ▁ ▁" At ▁last , ▁with ▁the ▁Mac chi ▁ 2 0 2 ▁we ▁had ▁a ▁compet itive ▁plane . ▁But ▁when ▁they ▁threw ▁over ▁us , ▁during ▁Al lied ▁off ensive , ▁a ▁whole ▁host ▁of ▁P - 4 0 ▁and ▁Sp it fire , ▁even ▁this ▁machine ▁could ▁not ▁do ▁that ▁much . ▁The ▁Sp it ▁was ▁a ▁" very ▁hard ▁b one " ... ▁It ▁carried ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁machine ▁guns , ▁plus ▁two ▁ 2 0   mm ▁can n ons ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁faster . ▁The ▁ 2 0 2 ▁was ▁inferior ▁in ▁speed ▁and ▁arm ament ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁whole ▁ 3 ° ▁Storm o , ▁now ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁Mac chi ▁C . 2 0 2 s , ▁took ▁off ▁to ▁face ▁two ▁form ations ▁of ▁Douglas ▁DB . 7 ▁Boston ▁and ▁B - 2 5 ▁Mitchell , ▁esc orted ▁by ▁Sp it f ires ▁and ▁P - 4 0 s . ▁In ▁the ▁en su ing ▁dog f ight , ▁Gor r ini ▁shot ▁down ▁a ▁R . A . F . ▁Curt iss ▁P - 4 0 E ▁K itt y h awk , ▁that ▁fell ▁west ▁of ▁Sir te . ▁Then ▁he ▁dam aged ▁a ▁Sp it fire ▁that ▁was ▁attack ing