Al. S. Neworth
Recruit
- 3
- Jan 3, 2019
Tempest had A to A Kill ratio of 7:1 in its favour (6:1 in its favour against enemy single-seat fighters).
The Luftwaffe was seriously depleted by the time the Tempest was freed from taking on the V1 "doodlebugs", but proved incredibly successful when pitted against 109 Gs and Ks, and FW190 As to Ds.
From what I read, they ran into a few Ta152Hs once, and once only; the result was one Ta152 shot down, and one Tempest V, flown by an inexperienced Warrant Officer pilot, that tried to turn inside for a deflection shot, but stalled, and crashed into a wood (the encounter had been at very low altitude).
The Tempest was responsible for 20 262 kills by VE Day.
The Luftwaffe was seriously depleted by the time the Tempest was freed from taking on the V1 "doodlebugs", but proved incredibly successful when pitted against 109 Gs and Ks, and FW190 As to Ds.
From what I read, they ran into a few Ta152Hs once, and once only; the result was one Ta152 shot down, and one Tempest V, flown by an inexperienced Warrant Officer pilot, that tried to turn inside for a deflection shot, but stalled, and crashed into a wood (the encounter had been at very low altitude).
The Tempest was responsible for 20 262 kills by VE Day.