Bf110 Defensive Circle

[=KAG=Bersrk]

Originally Posted by Erkki

To the above... Apparently the few times the Bf 110s were not assigned to escorts, plus Erp.Gr.210, they were rather successfull both air to ground and air to air.

Actually, "zerstorer" Bf110's dont needed escort.

"JaBo" was need escort always. In cases when they had no escort and had no air-to-air losses together with successfull mission - there were just no (or very little) RAF fighters precense.

Just remember 15.8.40 raid, when "Rubs" and all his Stab./Erpr.Gr210 were shot down (cowardly fighters of JG52 just left them treatly for death), or 27.9.40 event, when Bf110's of ZG26 were so much outnumbered that were no able to move inland and meet ErprGr210, when it came under attack of several RAF Sqdn's. Again, Gr.Kdr. and StaKa-2 were killed, together with other losses.

Bf110 JaBo were no need escort in 41-42 in Russia. But not in the Battle of Britain.

[Erkki]

Thats what I meant, when they were not assigned to the silly close escort role themselves.

It paid back to the allies, easily, as a night fighter, though...

[PeterPanPan]

Wow, I had no idea my post would arouse so much interest. Thanks for all your interesting posts people.
PPanPan

[K_Freddie]

Originally Posted by PeterPanPan

Wow, I had no idea my post would arouse so much interest.

You have no idea!!! how a simple question has the abiility to set off WW3 on these and the zoo forums.
Always have popcorn and a beer ready!!

[Avimimus]

Well at least we don't have a "here's what happened thread" like the BOBII crowd...

It is interesting to see that the Lomac community has evolved back towards the standard Flankerite mineral like attitude towards the world.

Meanwhile the use of S! has virtually vanished from the WWII boards but remains in the WWI community from whence it first became common.

Ah... the oscillations.