Re: [OT] Russian things

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From: "John Leary" <john_t_leary@yahoo.com>
> You will not the allied A/C are all high fighters,
> the Germans are high/mid (109) and mid (190),
> Russian fighters prior to the advent of the La-7
> were all low/mid (LaGG-3/5, Yak-3/7) or mid (La-1)
> Mig1/3 do qualify as high fighter with good
> performance, but no effective weapons.

Given the Russian air forces emphasis on ground attack/ close
interdiction,
optimizing their fighters for low-level operations was the right thing
to
do.

> > I have read an account that as early as late 1941,
> > German pilots reckoned the air defences of Moscow to
> be "Tougher than London". And from that point on, the
> Russian air force was able to hold its own against the
> Luftwaffe and eventually to gain air superiority.
> -------
> Most good russian pilots were placed into 'guards'
> units, or a good unit became 'guards' status.

And how is this relevant ?

> Massive Russian production and German attrition
> of pilots caused the advent of 'Russian air
> superiority'.

Pretty much a summary of allied strategy, East and West, air and ground,
isn't it ?

Greetings