Luftwaffe Point System

[Broncazonk]

Where can I find a description of the Luftwaffe scoring (point) system for shoot-downs that was in place in January, 1944?

Does anyone know what it was?

Bronc

[JohnnyB]

Hi Bronc,

most important thing was to have an witness for the kill. No witness - no claim.

take look at this :
http://disc.yourwebapps.com/discussi...article=31775;

Regards,

Rainer

[eslima]

Originally Posted by JohnnyB

Hi Bronc,

most important thing was to have an witness for the kill. No witness - no claim.

take look at this :
http://disc.yourwebapps.com/discussi...article=31775;

Regards,

Rainer

Thanks! amazing.

[Broncazonk]

Thank you Rainer.

The point system in effect only on the Western Front:

Aircraft Type - Abschuss
Destroyed - Herrausschuss
Separation - Entgültige
Final Destruction - Vernichtung
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Single-engined: 1 0 0
Twin-engined bomber: 2 1 1/2
Four-engined bomber: 3 2 1

Award Points

Iron Cross 2nd Cl. = 1
Iron Cross 1st Cl. = 3
Honor Cup = 10
German Cross in Gold = 20
Knight's Cross = 40

Yep, I was confused. The number kills required for awards and decorations kept going up on the Eastern Front, but remained constant in the West.

Thanks again!

Bronc

[Nick Hector]

If you look at all of the pilots who won the diamonds and when they won that particular award, you quickly come to realise that being the top-scoring German pilot at the time appears to have been a criterion.