some interesting quotes you al may be suprised (or not
) to hear..........some are a good read for those new to the game and a reminder to those who arent
''acceleration is of key importance and often overlooked" Adolf Galland LW
"Throughout the story of air fighting runs the quest for height, for the fighter on top had control of the air battle"
Air-Vice-marshal J E 'Johnny' Johnson, RAF"For each bomber group we provided one squadron of P-38s for close and one squadron for top cover.The other two P-38 squadrons made a fighter sweep three to five minutes ahead of the bombers....We were generally able to contact the major concentration of (japanese) fighters and keep them too busy to make anything like a coordinated attack on the bombers."
Colonel Charles W King USAF"If your attack is sudden and aggressive, the enemy will be at a disadvantage regardless of his numbers and position"
Lt Colonel gerlald R Johnson USAAF"it is the code of honour to help out any comrade who is in distress, and no matter how serious the consequences may seem, there is only one thing to do-dash straight in, and a least lend moral support to him."
Lt Colonel W A 'Billy' Bishop, RAF"In a dog-fight such as this, when the odds are heavily on your side, there is a great temptation to lower your guard, to get in close, and hammer your enemy until he falls.Too many pilots concentrate on one target and forget to keep a sharp lookout for friend or foe, too many airplanes converge, in a dangerous funnel-like movement, on a single quarry, and the risk of mid-air collision is high."
Air-Vice-marshal J E 'Johnny' Johnson, RAFseems gangbanging happened in WW2 too
" 1. try to secure advantages before attacking, If possible keep the sun behind you.
2.Always carry through an attack when you have started it.
3.Fire only at close range and only when your opponent is properly in your sights.
4. Always keep your eye on your opponent, and never let yourself be deceived by ruses.
5. In any form of attack it is essential to assail your opponent from behind.
6. If your opponent dives on you, do not try to evade his onslaught, but fly to meet it.
7. When over the enemy's lines never forget your own line of retreat.
8. Attack on principle in groups of four or six.When the fight breaks up into a series of single combats, take care that several do not go for one opponent"
Captain Oswald Boelke 1916 German airservice(note oswald Boelke ,who drew up this list, was killed in a mid-air collision with his wingman while both were attacking the same aircraft!)
"the best approach to a battle...is surprise, make your attack and disappear and start a new attack.Dont get engaged and make it a dogfight"
Lt.General Adolf Galland LW"I always thought to go around in circles , slower and slower, was a ridiculous thing...Its not the way to fight.The best tactic is to make a pass, break off and come back.If you don't do this you'll lose people; one cant be greedy."
Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF" If you come back from an operation with a kill but without your wingman, you lost the battle."
Lt. Colonel Deitrich Hrabak LW (125 victories WW2)
finally this is an interesting one for P38 pilots.Perhaps its worth doing in AH?
"My flight of four P-38s was bounced by twenty five to thirty FW190s of the yellow nose variety from Abbeville.A string of six or more of them got behind me before i noticed them,and just as No.1 began to fire , I rolled into a right climbing turn and went to war emergency of 60 inches manifold pressure.As we went round and round in our corkscrew climb i could see over my right shoulder the various FW 190 pilots booting right rudder attempting to control their torque at 150 mph and full throttle, but one by one they flipped over to the left and spun out.'
taken from Robin Higham and Abigail T Siddal, eds.,'Flying Combat aircraft of the USAAF-USAF', p136
Not sure the torque in AH is so strong as to allow this to happen but if it is it could be a great evasive for p38 pilots
anyway I hope you liked it this lot
S!
