Hello Gabor,
I see your point! I suppose it was too late in the war in any case for either side to pay detailed attention to the tactical influence of new aircraft. Possibly the surviving Axis pilots
I didn’t know about the IL-10 deliveries, it’s great to talk to a specialist! I’ve found this small bit of information about 151 GvIAP, it’s surprising that the regiment jumped from the Yak-1 to the Yak-9D and then the Yak-9U within 2 months. There’s also a sad story at that link of a run-in with Smersh:
http://www.aviajournal.com/arhiv/2005/05/10.html
С 8 марта 1945 г. полк переукомплектован самолетами Як-9у.
Thank you for the clarification regarding losses, the numbers for for the 14th are quite awful! Were many 190s actually lost, in comparison to Soviet claims? It looks like the offensive caused the Soviet side real trouble, their losses were much bigger than anywhere else along the Eastern front. I’ve looked at my friend’s notes from the book about the ground battle again, 48 new SU-100 self-propelled guns were lost at Balaton, which must be more than in any other battle in 1945.
It’s surprising the VVS was caught out by snow and fog, since it was usually the Axis that complained about those things. Did the Germans and Hungarians have better quality airfields in the area?
Regards,
Paul Thompson