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High Altitude Sweeps Can be Explained. - 6/27/2013 7:54:18 AM

DHRedge

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The comment is the USA using high altitude faster bombers force the Japanese to climb to higher altitude where they have less maneuverability.

However the USA tactics in air to air later in the war were not furball combat.

They would gain altitude, come from high out of the sky, and with speed advantage, fly strait at and through the more maneuverable fighters. Then fly away out of range, gain altitude and repeat the same attack. The USA were doing drive by shooting tactics, instead of trying to fight a maneuver war with a more agile opponent. (big rock from Gorn, instead of agile and smart from Kirk)

As also noted in these song.
Midnight Rider - Greg Allman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yojZ-Ksr8AE

Heart - Strait On
https://myspace.com/heart/music/song/straight-on-album-version-31644707

So if the Japanese are forced to fight with less maneuverability, that would be an abstraction of the fact there maneuverability advantage was neutralized by the tactics of speed from extra E gathered from altitude.

If the combat resolution effect of high altitude sweeps is no maneuverability advantage or even a disadvantage to the Japanese that is realistic considering the tactics of those times.

< Message edited by DHRedge -- 6/27/2013 7:55:04 AM >