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[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by IamNotDavid

Tactically the Germans had every advantage. They never had to worry about landing in enemy territory or running out of fuel. They had the initiative whenever they attacked, and could run away when they lost the initiative. They could land, rearm, and get back into the fight. They did not have to deal with the fatigue of flying long distances before getting into combat.

That's what they did, that's why they have such impressive aerial victory figures. Still, it takes time and efforts to climb to 10k feet if not more, with fighters waiting and having tactical and numerical advantage, against a sea of bombers.

I still think you don't fully realise the odds here.

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

I still think you don't fully realise the odds here.

Neither did Hitler, apparently.

The Germans had a huge tactical advantage. That's why many of then had such high kill numbers. It had nothing to do with their pilots being superior.

[bongodriver]

Anyway....werent carriers equipped with DF (huffduff) in the latter parts of the war? that certainly makes finding home easier.

[6S.Manu]

I don't understand... What the meaning of "superior pilot"?

Why are you arguing about that? I thought the problem was Hollywood.