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Originally Posted by csThor
Here I disagree. The VVS paid a high price for its enormous growth in 1943 and that price was the insanely low training it gave its aircrew.
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This is the common mistake people do. You underestimate the advance the Soviets had done since 1943. I've already posted that link but let me say that again.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavochkin_La-7
Only 115 La-7s were lost in air combat
Do you still think they didn't move a huge step forward? Sure it's a commonplace the Soviets fought by their numbers. It still was probably true on the ground. But in the air things had already been different.