ratings of German experts

[LEXX]

In a way, you are right. The Ace fixation goes back to WW1, tales of knights, legends of chivalry, all makes War taste a little less bitter for the sheep.

The Prime Rule of efficient ruthless modern warfare is to send the Aces home crying like babies to teach their skills to vastly greater numbers of future aces, and this Rule was followed most effectively by USA and the results are in. I wonder if the Luftwaffe dug a hole for themselves over the war years by ignoring this rule.