HE162 Salamanda a how did it even work?

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Originally Posted by RCfalcon

Yes we are =P

Speaking of the P-38. Where is it? I want my Lightning.

...and the Horton flying wing, but I know that's a longshot. lol

Hear! Hear! The two highest scoring American aces of WW2, Richard Bong and Tommy McGuire, both flew P-38s exclusively. I need to feel all that speed, kinetic energy, and weight of fire; screw turning radius!

As to the other points in this thread, IMHO: 1) Sea Lion could have never succeeded as the Royal Navy would have obliterated the invasion fleet even if the RAF had been significantly reduced by the Luftwaffe. 2) Hitler was thoroughly sub-genius. German successes in France in 1940 and Russia in 1941 were due entirely to Guderian's genius as well as the excellent quality of the Prussian military machine, which the Nazis fully inherited and had nothing to do with. On the other hand all of the German reverses post-1941 were due almost entirely to Hitler's taking a direct role in the day to day tactical and strategic management of the war, a task for which he was eminently unqualified.