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Soren said:Quantity has a quality of its own.
There are forums where bigoted a$$holes just will not see beyond the Allied aircraft and weapons.
Twitch said:Thge fact is that the 262 was not being flown by green pilots. Schwalbe staffels were filled by combat hardened men that knew what the hell was going on. It's an Allied propagated myth that jets were flown by newbies.
But the juggernaut of victory wouldn't have been halted, only slowed no matter what the Germans did.
Henk said:Yes, I agree with you Twitch, the Me-262 pilots were not pilots like they say in history books or even on TV, yes there were some of them, but not the numbers they say. The Heinkel 162 did not have experienced pilots.
Jank said:As a pure dogfighter, my vote goes to the Spit Mk. XIV.
By the end of 1943, the Jerries only had to field very short range fighters as they were playing pure defense. The allies had to field long range planes as escorts and just to get to Berlin. There's no free lunch. That capacity for long range came at an expense.
Now, had the Jerries needed longer range fighters to prosecute the war on offense, those same aircraft would have been totally unsuitable.
Hell, take a F4U-4, P-47M or N or even P-51D and fill em up with just enough fuel for a 550 mile range and you will see some hot ships due to the reduced weight.
KraziKanuK said:Myth on the 162 Henk.