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Re: Hans-Ulrich Rudel on 8.Feb.45 - the article
Very interesting Andrey
But why censored??
Can't say I am surprised. Rudel (and other ground support pilots) must have been just as affected by the "glory syndrom" prevailing within the Luftwaffe as anyone else.
The Western Allies evaluated their own close support effort shortly after the war and if I remember right, it was not quite what was expected. As long as soft skinned vehicles were concerned, the accuracy was within reasonable limits but when it came to armoured vehicles the accuracy vs claims was much lower than expected.
The Western Allies chose rockets as their best way forward. That is not quite comparable with the Germans who chose mostly large caliber guns instead.
No idea really how accurate the German close support aircraft (Ju 87G and Hs 129) were against the Soviet armoured vehicles. That is something which only can be evaluated by our Russian friends. But I have a feeling it is not going to be a happy reading for those still believing in all the German claims.
Cheers
Stig
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