26.10.2010, 09:18
I think for the outcome of WWII it was basically unimportant whatever german engineers squeezed out of their brains in the last 1 or 2 years.
The only reason why, if at all, the allies were concerned about the german early jets was the fact that either if they were bombers/recons, they were extremely hard to catch by allied fighters, or if they were fighters, they could pretty well engage at the allied bombers' altitudes, where they've been ruling the skies before due to the germans being unable to produce highly efficient turbocharged piston engines.
Other than that, expected production numbers, quality, early stage problems etc. pp. have been discussed extensively in this thread and we all know what happened in RL, it's absolutely pointless to dream of german jets ruling 1946's skies (as it is for any other late war axis A/C). If ever they would have been there for months or even years onwards, they would have been vastly outnumbered by allied jets, even if those wouldn't have been ahead technologically.
Just my 2 cents (call it flaming, spamming, whatever you like, whoever you are :roll: )
Best regards - Mike
The only reason why, if at all, the allies were concerned about the german early jets was the fact that either if they were bombers/recons, they were extremely hard to catch by allied fighters, or if they were fighters, they could pretty well engage at the allied bombers' altitudes, where they've been ruling the skies before due to the germans being unable to produce highly efficient turbocharged piston engines.
Other than that, expected production numbers, quality, early stage problems etc. pp. have been discussed extensively in this thread and we all know what happened in RL, it's absolutely pointless to dream of german jets ruling 1946's skies (as it is for any other late war axis A/C). If ever they would have been there for months or even years onwards, they would have been vastly outnumbered by allied jets, even if those wouldn't have been ahead technologically.
Just my 2 cents (call it flaming, spamming, whatever you like, whoever you are :roll: )
Best regards - Mike