chessmaster wrote (View Post): |
STWA you're the Funniest member on the whole FORUM thanks for the thread, enjoyed it very much |
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I hardly see anyone use this tactic, which is strange, since many historians agree, that Air Power was the predominant force in WW2. |
Dima wrote (View Post): | ||
Stwa,
not in terms of dealing with tanks. F.e. at Kursk the Lufwaffe accounted for 3-5% of all Soviet tanks lost, in Normandy USAF and RAF accounted for 8-10% of all German tanks lost. The main problem was the lack of suitable armament for aircrafts during WW2. |
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Well, most accounts say that for the Germans, traveling by day in Normandy was suicidal, so at least they helped in restricting their movements. |
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A Panzer unit on travelling in the day would be attacked, but it would not be a long line of tanks. It would also have trucks, halftracks and light vehicles vulnerable to mg fire as well.
An air strike which destroys a units ammunition or fuel supply would be devastating, so they travelled at night. |
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