Flak/AA - Why do we not research it ?

[Kari Lumppio]

Originally Posted by Martin Gleeson

For years the subject of research - or rather the lack of - into Flak/AA claims and victories has puzzled me.
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Is anyone working on such research at present ?

Hello!

Yes. Finnish AAA against Soviet 7th Air Army - 7 VA - during the Svir-Petrozavodsk operation late June - August, 1944. Olonets area, Karelia. Artillery was almost the only anti-aircraft defence available for Finns there, the handful of fighters were mostly used for reconnaissance.

Interest for the subject is pretty low in every direction. Been doing the work for my own personal fun for three-four years. Not systematically nor very actively, last year was pretty idle.

Much of the text by Rastrenin makes sense compared what I have learned from the archive material.

Cheers,
Kari