19.04.2010, 18:55
Replacement time is different in peace and war, and replacing a plane with virtually no enemies is very expensive (there are Phantoms and MiG-21 in some air forces, because the money, go figure).
Nevertheless, as I said, Germans had the edge over allies at that time, but their planes were far from perfect, very, very far. They weren't the flying wonders some people think. And they were running out of pilots. The He-162 was intended as a plane for Hitler Jugend pilots (time training more or less the same of Japanese Kamikazes)
Some people think more time is better for Germany, but I think more time is better to allies. They had all the advantages to drastically improve their planes, and more important, to launch mass production (and make some A-bombs).
Nevertheless, as I said, Germans had the edge over allies at that time, but their planes were far from perfect, very, very far. They weren't the flying wonders some people think. And they were running out of pilots. The He-162 was intended as a plane for Hitler Jugend pilots (time training more or less the same of Japanese Kamikazes)
Some people think more time is better for Germany, but I think more time is better to allies. They had all the advantages to drastically improve their planes, and more important, to launch mass production (and make some A-bombs).