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Old 1st March 2017, 17:19
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Re: Did KG 26 hit the cruiser Molotov in 1942?

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Originally Posted by Andrey Kuznetsov View Post
Thank you a lot! So British radio intelligence was probably right about 6 planes from II./KG26 had operated at night 2/3.Aug.42. Surprisingly Soviet analysis soon after the raid says about 6 torpedo planes too - despite chaotic situation during the night.
Andrey, did the after-action analysis suggest that there were multiple torpedo-bomber attacks, or just one attack by all 6 aicraft? I believe the German standard procedure was to make a formation attack if at all possible, even at night.

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Paul
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