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Old 10-07-2009, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Fearfactor View Post
I'm not on the side of the "too tough" whiners but this historical excerpt your are quoting proves nothing except possibly that the I-16 pilots were cowardly or did not know how to properly press an attack against a bomber.
You need good speed, you need speed to exceed the bomberr and to be able to catch it. The I-16 had not this speed.

The republican pilots were not lacking courage: they were fighting against more advanced and more numerous aeroplanes. Resources were lacking, including bullets and fuel.



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