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Obviously a tangent for another thread, but I have just finished rereading a 1947 American publication outlining German technical (not numerical) superiority in the air war.
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Undoubtedly an interesting read, Ed. But, you will notice that I defend the notion that any talk of German technical superiority is myth. I contend that we always feel better about ourselves when we can show that we won inspite of the technical superiority of the enemy.
As a simple example, there is always talk about what the great gun the German 88 was, and yet the Brits had a more capable 3.7 gun that they just didn't use in mobile land warfare. And that was where the 88 really made its reputation. First, as a last ditch anti-tank shield in the French (1940) campaign, using emplaced flak batteries of 88s against advancing British tanks (21 May 40, Arras), and then as a part of the mobile forces after that. So, not better technology, but better use of the technology they had.
All the best,
George