Why were western allied fighter aces scores so much lower in …
2020年12月13日 · Why were western allied fighter aces scores so much lower in WW2 than WW1? Herein lies a older thread starter, which might generate discussion: As with most (but by no means all) questions I ask on this forum, I of course know the answer to this, I am after all the incomparable and utterly insufferable lodestar.
Why were western allied fighter aces scores so much lower in …
2020年12月13日 · That was due to compensating for the limitations of their weapons. 303 doesnt do much structural damage so until 20mm cannons became available the best way to take down a bomber was by saturating it with small arms fire hoping to take out crew, control cables, engines and fuel tanks. It was...
Need WW1 RAF marking help - History Forum
2024年8月9日 · The markings on this one actually help to date the image to an aircraft of late 1917 to early 1918. The wide white band around the fuselage indicate an aircraft of No. 56 Sqn. (Prior to September 1917 this would have been a dumb-bell in either white, blue or red depending on if the aircraft was in A, B, or C Flight.
Favorite WW1 fighter plane - History Forum
2013年9月10日 · For those interested in the subject, what is your favorite plane of WW1 ? For me it's the SPAD S.XIII, one of the most produced of the war and flown by famous aces such as René Fonck, Georges Guynemer or Francesco Baracca.
Why were western allied fighter aces scores so much lower in …
Oh for Pete's sake, of course it wasn't in the realm of "realm of human performance than technical considerations." read what I said in Post # 32: I seem to have woken someone up :D Sorry about that. This holding campaign gradually consumed more …
Which country was more powerful militarily in 1910: China or …
2019年12月10日 · Germany was more powerful by far. I'd actually say that the Germans has the strongest military in the world. Their army goes without saying, their Navy managed to fight the RN while heavily outnumbered and deliver significantly more casualties and if you look at the aces of WW1, the Germans take the top spot in air power.
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2014年5月1日 · Aces High - ww2 fighter pilots The Clansman - Highlanders The Trooper - Charge of the Light Brigade Run to the Hills - plains wars Ghengis Khan - Mongol warlord Metallica Disposable Heros - Ww1 The Pogues Thousands Are Sailing - Irish Immigration Lonny Donnigan Battle of New Orleans - war of 1812 battle Jerry Bryant The Shannon and the ...
What if Germany had won WW1 - History Forum
2024年7月26日 · Also given a short war it is not a given the Army General Staff asserts its supremacy. 2: The war would likely be much shorter and much, much less costly than OTL World War 1. So German demands are likely to be more limited. 3: Germany already knew by 1912 it could not match British naval spending nor building.
WW1 or WW2 | History Forum - historum.com
Discussion Starter. Sep 5, 2011. #1. Which world war had a great impact on the world today, in my view WW1 is where the changes started, WW2 just speeded those changes up by around 40 years. The British were losing there grip on British India, the US was the biggest economy and the USSR had the biggest military budget.
Why Germany lost WWII: An opinion | Page 97 | History Forum
2023年12月28日 · U-boats did well during the first happy time but that ended in March 1941 with the loss of the three top aces. In addition, throughout much of 1941 the British successfully used evasive routing. Around July 1941 Raeder told adolf in effort that "the Battle of the Atlantic is at its height and Germany is not winning it..American lend lease ...