Bf110 Defensive Circle

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Originally Posted by swiss

This tactic has been proven to be ineffective against the smaller, faster and more agile fighters.

Didn't even work against the outdated swiss planes in 1940, the Swiss attacked them from a steep dive, the Krauts lost(-more planes than the Swiss...).

Actually, this taktic prooved to be EFFECTIVE against large numbers of enemy aircrafts. It was during BoB, later over Greece and USSR. This taktic was widely used by ZG units untill 1943, and worked good even againts La-5's and Yak-9's.

Also, it was a main defending taktiks of Il-2 regiments, and 100% prooved its effectiveness against Bf109's and Fw190's.

So, dont cheat us

About Swiss in early june 40:

4.6.40:

6./ZG1 lost 1 Bf110C, Uffz. Albert Killermann/Uffz. Gotfried Wohl both killed by Swiss Bf109D.
In return, II./ZG1 pilots shot down Bf109D (J-310) from Fliegerkompanie 15.

8.6.40:

Around 12:00 II./ZG1 pilots bounced C-35 of FK1 and shot it down.
Then, a hour later, II./ZG1 was attacked from above, and lost 4 Bf110:
Fw. Otto Beiter(KiA)/Ogefr. Robert Hink(WiA)
Uffz. Alois Scholz(KiA)/Ogefr. Walter Hofmann (KiA)
Fw. Manfred Dahne(WiA)/Ogefr. Herbert Klinke (WiA)
Oblt. Gerhard Kadow (StaKa)(WiA)/Uffz. Fritz Wonnicke (KiA)

In return, they shot down Bf109D (J-328 ) from FK15 and heavy damaged Bf109D from FK21, piloted by Oblt. Borner.