To: dfwgator
Polish RAF pilots had lower quality planes than their British counterparts during the Battle of Britain, but had a higher kill ratio. Its the pilot, not the plane.
True. I often said that if I could magically beam over 1 million M1 Garands and Carbines, 50,000 bazookas and 5000 M48/M60/Centurion tanks to the Ukraine to fight the Russian, I'd do it. I subscribe to the rule of "there is no such thing as an obsolete weapon, only obsolete thinking," it takes the people behind them to use them and find ways to turn things to their advantage plus it takes the desire and rage as well.
15 posted on
04/04/2014 9:09:15 PM PDT by
Nowhere Man
(Mom I miss you! (8-20-1938 to 11-18-2013) Cancer sucks)
To: Nowhere Man
This is true, but the planes have to actually take off and land without crashing, blowing up in midair, or having parts fall off after a few missions. The pilot can only do so much.
24 posted on
04/04/2014 9:34:28 PM PDT by
The Antiyuppie
("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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