Inaccurate performance data for BOB fighters in COD comparing to RL data

[Gabelschwanz Teufel]

Honestly. You actually believe that wartime fuel stocks sat around long enough to live past it's shelf life? During the BoB?

[Crumpp]

ut we have reports from over 30 squadrons

Glider,

The RAF had a very vigorous rotation schedule. The fight was tough and very dangerous so Dowding very intelligently rotated his units out to rest/refit.

In some cases, the rotation was in as little as 10 days of fighting. So when you count a 30 day chunk of time, that can be up to three rotations!!

[Crumpp]

As I understand it, the rotation was based on combat strength of the unit and not a set schedule or time.

In one month, (08 August 1940 thru 08 September 1940) 16 squadrons from 11 Group were rotated out of the fight and replaced by fresh ones. That would show up over a month period as up to 32 squadrons using 100 Octane fuel.

[fruitbat]

So by that rational, basically your saying that 11 group used 100 octane......

Now which group bore the brunt of the fighting by far.......

[Al Schlageter]

Originally Posted by Crumpp

As I understand it, the rotation was based on combat strength of the unit and not a set schedule or time.

In one month, (08 August 1940 thru 08 September 1940) 16 squadrons from 11 Group were rotated out of the fight and replaced by fresh ones. That would show up over a month period as up to 32 squadrons using 100 Octane fuel.

Which 16 squadrons out of 11 Group?





more http://www.battleofbritain1940.net/0006.html

[Crumpp]

Now which group bore the brunt of the fighting by far.......

Of course 11th Group and if you line things up, 16 squadrons is a very large portion of 11th Groups combat power.

We also don't know when in September or when other squadrons were approved.

It could have been a sloping curve of units being stood up on 100 grade when the strategic reserves were in place and the fuel distributed to the stations concerned.

So if we have 16 units on 01 September, we could have the entire RAF FC by 30 September!! Consequently, if we have 16 squadrons on 30 September, then that picture changes.

Facts are we don't know.

[Osprey]

Originally Posted by Al Schlageter

Which 16 squadrons out of 11 Group?





more http://www.battleofbritain1940.net/0006.html

This is great, but 501 were in it from France to the end.

[Al Schlageter]

Originally Posted by Osprey

This is great, but 501 were in it from France to the end.

from the link:
The airfields that are displayed below are all those airfields within Fighter Commands' 11 Group including satelite airfields. The time span of each chart is from July 10, 1940 untill September 31, 1940 and all those squadrons that officially based the airfields shown are shown to the left of each chart.

[Osprey]

Didn't see the airfields. Yes, 501 were @ Kenley for a couple of weeks but spent most of the time @ Gravesend giving Jerry a black eye.