
03-28-2012, 10:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kurfürst
I find the above pretty amusing. Not because its wrong or something like that, but because its almost word-by-word the same tactical advice as 109 pilots were given in 1940:
"Before turning fights with the Bf 109 E type, it must be noted in every case, that all three foreign planes have significantly smaller turning circles and turning times. An attack on the opponent as well as disengagement can only be accomplished on the basis of existing superiority in performance."
from tactical recommendation based on flight trials at E'Stelle Rechlin, August 1940.
http://www.kurfurst.org/Tactical_tri...g_Aug1940.html
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