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| David Duckett, Comment for image # 31607 | 20 May 14 17:03 |
| Those of us who have been in war will vouch for the fact that history is often re-written. |
| hjlittman, Comment for image # 31607 | 20 May 14 15:23 |
| The US, Free French, and Italian Co-Belligerent air forces used the P-39 for ground attack. Our official history says that the Russians used them the same way. After the fall of the Soviet Union we gained access to pilot diaries and other information that was quite different. The Russians used them as "frontal fighters", because of their good low altitude performance, to maintain air superiority immediately over the battle front. It turns out that many of the top Soviet aces ran up most of their scores flying their "Cobrushkas". There is a book entitled "P-39 Aces of World War 2" that is very enlightening. Early in the war, US forces sent the Airacobra into combat with pilots that often had less than 25 hours in type, sometimes even no hours in type, with predictably disastrous results. On the Finnish Air Force web site I noticed a remark by a Brewster Buffalo pilot (another unfairly maligned fighter) that they could handle almost any Russian fighter in a dog fight, even the later types, but feared running into the "vastly superior Bell P-39". Doesn't exactly square with the official history, does it? |
| BriandKilby, Image # 31616 | 16 May 14 16:02 |
the iron dog! |
| BriandKilby, Image # 31615 | 16 May 14 16:01 |
olive drab over nuetral grey. |
| BriandKilby, Comment for image # 31607 | 15 May 14 12:56 |
| thanks jerry. |
| jerry campbell, Comment for image # 31607 | 15 May 14 10:48 |
| Brian from the air the attack a/c attacked from the rear when ever possible. Also strikes would try to be made on the separation between the turret and body of the tank. Both of the above were the most vulnerable even on the Tiger of which there were very few in comparison to other armor. |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 31607 | 14 May 14 20:51 |
| Makes sense. I know we sent many planes and the Russkies loved them for tank work. |
| BriandKilby, Comment for image # 31607 | 14 May 14 19:54 |
| john, if in tank to tank battle, such as a tiger wouldn't take damage from a 37mm gun tank, but would from a airacobra? is that because of a low top armor? |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 31607 | 14 May 14 17:05 |
| Brian, great choice.. With the weapons platform afforded by the Airacobra, this was the WW2 of the Warthog. Russian loved its tank killing ability! |
| BriandKilby, Image # 31607 | 14 May 14 08:15 |
i'll probably paint it a russian plane with olive drab upper surfaces and nuetral grey lower. |
| BriandKilby, Image # 31597 | 13 May 14 10:11 |
reference material. |
| BriandKilby, Comment for image # 31583 | 11 May 14 11:36 |
| soviet tank. |
| BriandKilby, Image # 31584 | 11 May 14 11:35 |
german flakpanzer whirlwind anti aircraft tank. |
| BriandKilby, Image # 31583 | 11 May 14 11:34 |
next tank builds! jsu 152 self-propelled artillary. |
| jgood, Comment for image # 31555 | 05 May 14 12:53 |
| Love that look! |
| JohnG., Comment for image # 31555 | 05 May 14 08:19 |
| Oh yes, very nicely done.....P-39 is one of my favorites. |
| BriandKilby, Comment for image # 31555 | 05 May 14 06:39 |
| thank you fellas! |
| lukebozek1, Comment for image # 31555 | 05 May 14 06:32 |
| Brian nice work here. This is a really nice kit, well done.
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| poppy, Comment for image # 31555 | 05 May 14 04:24 |
| "Tis lokking good! I agree with Ted on Covering. |
| frwyflyer, Comment for image # 31555 | 04 May 14 19:50 |
| WHOA!! Nice covering job!! |
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