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Re: Info on Luftwaffe impressions of RN AA
DuncanM:
After about 25 years of tracking down and studying the series, I strongly recommend that you explore A.D.I.(K) prisoner of war interrogation reports for German experiences with, and reactions to, British ship Flak. The reports for 1939-first half of 1940 are relatively rich in German experiences related to ship AA, which was, as you already suspect, ferociously effective. I am confident, therefore, that you will find a fairly voluminous body of loss cases and some interesting and useful information in these "K" reports. The PRO, Kew, Richmond, England, holds copies; you need not inquire of the NARA or of the AFHRA, as these U.S. archives do not hold the A.D.I.(K)s for 1939-1940. One caveat: be eternally aware that the "K" reports are based on interrogations of enemy—and thus cautious or even hostile—individuals indoctrined in Nazi principles and military security measures.
RA
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