Inaccurate performance data for BOB fighters in COD comparing to RL data

[Al Schlageter]

Originally Posted by Ernst

The failure of the Luftwaffe in this scenarios was mainly because they were outnumbered and low of fuel. And they performed very well. And the spitfire was there.

Eugene will argue til the cows come home and the moon turns blue that the Luftwaffe was not outnumbered.

How many 109s in percentage of the ones lost were lost simply by lack of fuel instead being shot down?

Luftwaffe Losses in the Battle of Britain
(July-October 1940)

Data from “The Narrow Margin”, cleaned up by Robert Herrick
http://www.alternatewars.com/WW2/See..._LW_Losses.htm