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Re: Operation Steinbock question
To give a mit more grain, nd to explain the "few", pls note,
Brian stated the losses at 335 planes nd 250 crew casualties they hv to be compared, even if comparaison is not raison, with the total losses of Luftwaffe for 1943, they amount to
22839 planes + 5000 for the second-lines units so gross total of 28.000 among them 7.700 of the type that interest us for Steinbock , 1944 hv not to be lower even if we found less multi-engines planes, so 335 is a bit more that 1% of total loss, considering the crews 19.000 hv been "damaged" to any extand so we hv comparable %, so 1+% FOR THE MAJOR OPERATION OF THE FIRST HALF OF 1944 not too costly.., but for sure its difficult to know if goals are achieved because there is no goal. Maybe the sole goal was to regain initiative..
Considering the position of England in 1940 everybody knows that She is rulling half part of the world at that time , more powerfull that the USA today, so if in the first 3 years of war we hv to be satisfied because they hv put aside Italy.....No sure at that time that England consider better the italians than anyone of her colonial-subjects
Concerning the number of bombers engaged in the Italian raids , a part the one over Bari, the 100 pcs figure surprise me how many hv been flown with this type of strength ??
Remi
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