|
Re: Il-2 pilots with 10 or more aerial kills
They were also very effective against shipping, but this was a big target, easy to hit.
I have heard a second hand story told by a German vet, I think about Normandy, that when a fresh but inexperienced unit came under attack of Typhoons, they were not badly hit, but they were completely knocked down by psy effect. I do not think it should be underestimated.
A properly fires rocket should be lethat for a tank, but of course it would have to hit it at proper place and angle. Still, a near miss or bad hit should be enough to cause some effect like a damage, etc.
I think that the problem is that everyone takes for granted the results drawn from Normandy alalysis, but not conclusions drawn and improvements introduced. The other fact is, that the losses in softskin vehicles providing supplies for tanks were often decisive, and I think the major reason of complaints of German commanders.
|