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Originally Posted by RPS69

Anyway 30mm are easily penned by 37mm BK, on any angle in between 45° and 90° at around 300m

The difference between theoretical and practical effectiveness of small calibre anti tank weapons is demonstrated by the simple fact than all combatants went ahead producing, fielding and using with success tanks, arming them with as big guns as possible.

Originally Posted by RPS69

I must disagree. The pilot job is done, it can't depend on the ground troops performance to be asigned as a kill.
Tank is abandoned, crew is badly injured, or temporarily out of comission, the attack is a kill.

To kill or impair the crew, you need to inflict a really severe damage. This is a kill, you’re right. But if you simply hit a tank, doing little and repairable damage, than it’s not a kill, is just a “damaged tank”. It becomes an effective tactical result only if ground troops capture the vehicle. If it doesn’t happen, because the same ground troops are retreating, it has only temporary tactical value. Counting it as kill, considering a “pilot’s job” done, is an accounting trick good for pile up victory tallies.

Originally Posted by RPS69

Propaganda inflated most probably, as some other british bomber pilots.
Anyway, my comment was supposed to be an irony.

It’s true. I’m sceptical about victory claims and books written by aces of any nationality. Any book and any ace. My scepticism grows with the number of claimed kills, and in this regard Rudel is at the top.

As for irony, I’m not English speaking, and I have the feeling the same is true for you. Often irony is lost in translation.