Это не корректная информация .Обе стороны преувеличивали количество сбитых самолетов . По вашему получается что если Хартман имел 352 победы а Кожедуб 62 то немцы превосходили наших всю войну ?Сообщение от Киммериец
Надо смотреть картину в общем - вот например самый результативный пилот кошек Joe Foss "Swivel-Neck-Joe"
"Swivel-Neck-Joe bagged four zero on 23rd and two days later, in the morning and afternoon interceptions, become first marine pilot credited with five kills
a day, bringing his personal tally to sixteen in only thirteen days?" это все на кошеке.
Вот это я постил на роджерском форуме перенесу сюда в случае если ни все это читали:
COMBAT LEGENT MITSUBISHI ZERO, Robert Jackson
ISBN 1 84037 398 9
"The Zeke (Zero) is superior to the F4F-4 in speed and climb at all altitudes above 1000 feet and is superior in service ceiling and range" page 53
Allied Fighter Aces: The Air Combat Tactics of WWII, Mike Spick
ISBN 1-85367-587-3
"...for carrier operations there was on tactical considiration which differed widely from land operations.The distance were vasy, and the fighter base was mobile and could change oisition by up to 60 miles during a single sortie. For this reason, aircarft caused at their most economical speed rather then faster combat cruise used by threir land based couterparts. This was typically 120-150mph, and made formation more vulnerable to the suprise bounce from above. The extra risk was accepted by both sides, on the basis that while thr enemy might rate 50% the sea always rated 100%." page 151
"The overhead attack commenced from ahead and at least 2000 ft above the target, on an oppose course. The Wildcat then rolled on its back, before pulling through into vertical dive. Even Zero couldn't not turn fast enough to evade this, as a quite small change in direction on the part of attacking Wildcat was enough to hold it in the gun sight. Optimum range was 600ft or less, after which breakaway was made astern of the opponent, with a smooth pull-out to convert the excess speed back into altitude." page 153
"Basic performance (F4F) was inferior to Zero, but it had virtues by its own. The standing joke about Grumman fighters was that they were carved out of solid, and the rugged Wildcat was certainly no exception. Heavily armed with six .50 machine guns, and armored, with self sealing fuel tanks, it could absorb far more battle damage than the Japanese fighter. This gave it the advantage in head on passes. It could also exploit the one serious weakness of the Zero. At speed the ailerons of the latter progressively stiffened, until at about 290mph they become almost immovable. The Wildcat was far more controllable in the rolling plane, and as speed exceeded 250pmh, it could easily turn out of the line of fire and escape" page 155.
"Abruptly an A6M latched onto his tail and started shooting. A couple of turns convinced Carl that he couldn't outmaneuver a Zero, as he heard bullets striking metal. "All we knew about Zero was that is was supposed to be very maneuverable," he recalled. " I don't think we knew its relative speed, though it was just as fast as a Wildcat, if not faster, and it climbed better. It didn't do so well in dive. If you had altitude you could get away from Zero normally by by just heading that old Wildcat straight down." That's just what he did. Carl dived into a convenient cloud, chopped the throttle, and crossed his controls, forcing the F4F into skid. The Zero overshot, and when Carl emerged the tables were turned. But in nosing down to line up his sights, all four guns jammed under negatove Gs as he fired, and the bandit escaped with light damage" page 52
Wildcat
Jims Gray explained " The F4F-4 was solid as a brick outhouse, almost a flying tank. It could take a lot of punishment, but I would have preferred the extra performance to the two additional guns. The F4F-3 was easier to maneuver, but the tactics developed by Jimmy Thach more then made up for the superior maneuverability of the Japanese fighters. The Japanese were very vulnerable; we stayed in business after being hit repeatedly. I owe my very life to Grumman" page 64
"Nobody was really happy with the new Wildcat (F4F-4) in relation of F4F-3s, and all squadrons voiced similar complains: reduced climb, range and firing time.
"The folding wings (F4F-4s) was, in nearly every documented case considered the only advatgae F4F-4s over F4F-3" page 63
"The addition of two more gubs in the F4F-4 was, as Thach noted, not necessarily a benefit. It actually reduced amount of ammunition carried and impossed a weighty penalty with extra weapons and their mounts. The F4F-3 packed a mazimum capacity of 1800 rounds (four guns, each with 450 rounds) while new Wildcat loaded 1440 (240 round of each six guns)..page 64
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