Because of the Zero's maneuverability, American pilots quickly adapted hit-and-run tactics similar to those used by the American Flying Tigers in China and Burma. They also used a two-plane mutually protecting flight section, a technique previously developed by the U.S. Navy fighter pilots John Thach and Edward O'Hare and dubbed the "Thach Weave." The aircraft would remain in the same general area of one another and if Zeroes showed up, they had a better chance of engaging the aircraft on the tails of their wingmen.