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How smartly one uses their equipment (or not) is important as well. I am beginning to think that the Russian leadership / command and control sacrifices men below them in the food chain to keep themselves alive or appease their higher ups. The common soldier becomes nothing more than meat...

Great shot! Any idea what the blisters are on the side of the fuselage?

Plus 10 1/2 years in Russian PoW camps…

Okay, you haven’t researched Hartmann but you twice reiterate that his count is “about 190 at most”. Did you research all the aircraft that failed to return by battle or patrol area and correlate them to enemy patrols to figure out who shot someone down but didn’t get credit for it? The...

Or does an infantry soldier aim at his opponents rifle?

Yes, you would be awarded a kill. This thread is bordering on madness. And I’m only on page 8 as I write this. It’s beyond Ground Hog part 3. CHen10, I have been in exercises where the kills, friendly losses, battle damage, personel losses, weapons expenditures were all mis-tracked. As a...

The text book answer is it depends. To me the hardest thing to shoot is a plane from dead astern when it’s not maneuvering. That sounds counter intuitive so let me explain. A guy who is maneuvering shows you the top of his plane, or his planform. The planform is a bigger silhouette when...

This reminds me of the Ground Hog threads…

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Dedalos, If you report without motives then produce documentation showing USAAF pilots were told to target jet pilots in their chutes. If it’s your assumption then state so and don’t pass it off as fact. Also in the flying world if there is a change to operating procedures everyone gets on...

Dedalos, I'm going to have to challenge your bolded comments. Have you ever shot down a plane? Coincidentally enough, most of the guys in WW2 hadn't either until the first time. And then only one doesn't make you a pro at it. Put yourself in a fighter, you get into a fight, and by luck or...

Interesting shots. Gears down and at an altitude that suggests in the pattern to land. Also of note is the centerline external tank. If I remember correctly it’s not jettison able, and prohibits use of the gun (blocks shell ejection port). The Germans modified theirs to allow gun use but...

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I didn’t use proper English there. I was however referencing the book written by Robert Coram.