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Old 16th October 2019, 17:23
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Re: Myths and Legends of the Eastern Front: Reassessing the Great Patriotic War [off topic]

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Originally Posted by Jukka Juutinen View Post
It concentrated on close support when the most effective use would have been interdiction.
No, it was not. The Soviets did not have in sufficient numbers aircraft suitable for deep air support at their disposal. I'm again want to highlight that at any point in the war VVS had no such assets as US Ninth Air Force. So concentration on close air support was in fact the best way to use available equipment.

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Soviet pilots' fighting spirit left also a lot to be desired. Even in 1944 Soviet fighter formations superior in numbers and equipment often fled from battle.
It could be viewed the other way - VVS aircraft completed their mission and returned to base safely, successfully evading opposition. Is this incompetence? Or maybe this tactic was quite smart? After all, it's Finnish fighters who needed to engage, especially in the summer of 1944. And they let Soviet aircraft to escape. So what side in your example failed to accomplish the mission and was less adept in tactics?

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without extra money for scoring (yes, the regime that promised to eliminate money actually paid extra for scoring etc. Hypocrites!)
Yes, Soviet pilots were paid for aerial victories. So what? What was incompetent, negligent and even criminal in this?
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