Erich Hartmann vs. P-51

[kennethklee]

Originally Posted by Kapper

Kenneth,

The issue of the Luftwaffe system of verification has been pretty much flogged to death within other discussion threads in this Forum, you might wish to do a search on this to see several different viewpoints. You are correct in your comment that this subject is very subjective as several of these threads ended up being closed by the moderator

For my opinion, I started writing a detailed response to try to justify my opinion and found that I was starting to write an essay. To keep it simple, I believe initially the German system was very rigid but was relaxed during the conflict to help process the backlog of claims (and possibly propaganda). So Robs answer is a very good answer, however I will add that the application of systems change as circumstances change (for good or bad) and I believe that this occurred on both sides during various stages of the war.

Regards,

Craig..

Thanks Craig. I should have realized that this topic is not new and has been the subject of previous threads and posts, and I should have searched for them. You and Rob Romero make very valid points about verification systems for aerial victories, especially about being subject to human idiosyncrasies and situational circumstance.

Best,
Kenneth