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Re: Opinions please (impact Allied fighter bombers on D-day)
Hello
Malladyne, have you any firsthand knowledge on explosives? Nearest equivalent to 6” naval shell on which I have experience is SC50, 110lb HE bomb, and nearest equivalent to 60lb rocket warhead is 22lb AT mine, 21lb TNT and 1lb glass fibre casing. The effects of explosion of those to nearby trees were different, believe me.
That rocket firing a/c is more economical, that’s entire true, but I think that Marines, Royal or not, still value high naval gunfire support.
On Wittmann, if IIRC there was only one Firefly which knocked out Wittmann’s and the other 2 Tigers. There were also a couple ordinary Shermans which also fired on those Tigers to distract them. The Firefly was in a position from where it could get flank shots to those Tigers.
Juha
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