I have seen the same.
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Somewhere I have seen stats that state that only about 2% I think of rockets fires by Tiffies actually ever did any damage - the rest was psychological, as with the Ju87b.
What are you talking about the Fw-190 was a better aircraft in all catagories when compared to the Hurricane....any mark.
The RAF and USAAF CAS units claimed about ten times the number of tanks that were actually knocked out, according to Allied Operational Research.The amount of armour that was supposedly destroyed at Normany by the Tiffys has been completely exaggerated to the point of insanity... Erich had posted some statistical info in the past concerning this...
But these planes were actually used as fighters and carried HE ammunition - not much use against tanks.As far a simulators go, there seems to be no better tank buster in the IL-2 series of games next to the Yak-9K with that basterdous 45mm cannon in the hub... Kills everything except the Ferdinand...
They were actually not used at all due to the unreliability of the NS-45... But as I was talking about a simulation, the point is moot...But these planes were actually used as fighters and carried HE ammunition - not much use against tanks.
They were used by a crack fighter squadron which evaluated them in combat. They claimed one kill for every 10 rounds fired...but the skill needed to use the big gun effectively meant that the Yak-9K wasn't suitable for general use.They were actually not used at all due to the unreliability of the NS-45... But as I was talking about a simulation, the point is moot...
Again, it was primarily a fighter, loaded with HE ammo. I'm not saying that it didn't occasionally engage in ground attack - any fighter might do that if the situation called for it - but it was issued to fighter squadrons, not close support units: they had the Il-2 for that.The Yak-9T with the NS-37 was the tank busting/ship destoying/aircraft exploding variant that saw extensive service...
As a fighter plane the Fw 190 certainly completely outclassed the Hurricane, no question. But the Hurricane IID and IV were much better at knocking out tanks because their 40mm cannon had vastly superior accuracy to any rocket or bomb, and had the punch to penetrate the rear or side armour of the Pz IV.
While the Hurris were vulnerable to flak and fighters, they wreaked havoc on any tank columns they found in North Africa. Only the Tigers were fairly safe from them.
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The Panzerblitz armed Fw-190s were very successful at knocking out tanks. Rudel even used one after replacing his Ju-87 with it.
Actually, the hit rate for the British RPs was 5% in training, 0.5% in combat, according to Operational Research who examined what was actually happening on the ground at that time.I am going to have to look through my stuff and see what I can find. It was more than the 2% for the Tiffy though...
German confirmations came from wing men in the unit. Rudels claims for the most part are believed to be fact and he was the most successful tank killer.
Although the Yaks were primarily designed to perform air combat duties, as fighters of course, they saw intense action in the ground attack mode, especially during 1944 alongside their armored flying turkey comrade, the IL-2 M.
many fighters were engaged in mud moving in conditions of air superiority.Lord Williams:
Although the Yaks were primarily designed to perform air combat duties, as fighters of course, they saw intense action in the ground attack mode, especially during 1944 alongside their armored flying turkey comrade, the IL-2 M.