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Re: Me109D's converted to E's?
Although not necessarily the exact subject of this thread, I will quote a line from Mike Spicks' book Luftwaffe Fighter Aces, page 37: "... The third reason is conjectural, but it seems probable, that Spanish experience notwithstanding, JGr 102 used the wrong tactics!..."
The first two reasons quoted were firstly, the alertness of the French pilot and secondly, the superior performance of the Curtiss Hawk 75 A.
In short, the wrong tactics employed by JGr 102 was merely the author's supposition, he could not prove it. Do you happen to have something more tangible on this combat - some other source that proved this "wrong tactics" beyond doubt?
Perhaps the opposite was true - the outnumbered French pilots of GC II/5 employed the right tactics (i.e., say, dive and zoom) against JGr 102's Bf 109 D-1s on this particular occasion, utilizing the superior performance of their Curtiss Hawk 75 A(-2, -3 or -4) aircraft?
Last edited by sidney; 6th January 2016 at 22:52.
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