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[bw_wolverine]

Originally Posted by Osprey

In the RAF, 'line shooting' is frowned upon

Indeed. I wonder if the Luftwaffe had a similar phrase?

[5./JG27.Farber]

Good post Wolverine. Survival first objective second is also the motto of our Staffel. If they dont survive they dont get anything added to their careers (which only count in these squad vs squad events). So its not about kills - or victories as I prefer to call them but getting the job done with all your body parts intact and a pulse.

[bw_wolverine]

Originally Posted by 5./JG27.Farber

Good post Wolverine. Survival first objective second is also the motto of our Staffel. If they dont survive they dont get anything added to their careers (which only count in these squad vs squad events). So its not about kills - or victories as I prefer to call them but getting the job done with all your body parts intact and a pulse.

Douglas Bader would argue that point

[5./JG27.Farber]

Yea but most people agree he was an arogant c***... I mean that in the niciest possible way of course. I dont hate him.

[Osprey]

Originally Posted by bw_wolverine

Indeed. I wonder if the Luftwaffe had a similar phrase?

They had a similar philosophy, certainly in WW1 when there was more chivalry. I think it was tainted by the Nazi propaganda machine though which needed 'heroes', and some may have taken advantage of this. Marseille for example, 17 kills in a sortie which DAF records don't support? Lies I tell ya!

[5./JG27.Farber]

Originally Posted by Osprey

They had a similar philosophy, certainly in WW1 when there was more chivalry. I think it was tainted by the Nazi propaganda machine though which needed 'heroes', and some may have taken advantage of this. Marseille for example, 17 kills DURING 3 sorties in one day which DAF records don't support?

Fixed that for you

[Osprey]

Doesn't matter how many sorties, he never did it or you'd have at least similar records in the DAF showing big losses. Johnnie Johnson was so suspicious of his claims that he went and researched it personally just after the war and being a Group Captain had access to the RAF records. His conclusion was that Marseille and his wingman, who frequently went out alone, made a lot of them up.
Let's face it, it got him promotion, trips out of the war and into Berlin for as many fraulines as he could handle Why wouldn't he?

But I am open to correction on this interesting topic, another thread?

[5./JG27.Farber]

Or we could just leave it for the historians...

That way I dont have to fish out my massive tome on Marseille and start reading and I really dont have time for that and the campaign.

[Osprey]

JG27 fanboy.......... Ginger Lacey FTW!

[5./JG27.Farber]

We picked JG27 because they were in nearly all theatres, not because of Marseille besides, he was in I Gruppe, we are in II Gruppe...