Organising flights in a multisquad campaign.

[von Brühl]

Originally Posted by 5./JG27.Farber

Could radar actually tell the difference between fighters and bombers? Maybe it should say aircraft?

Ok, you've asked this several times and I haven't seen an answer. Yes, they could, but not in the sense that the radar operator would say "Ooo, look, 15 He-111s just popped up over Calais!" Instead, they would see the size of the return, and plot the speed, maybe see how fast it changed direction/altitude, and determine if it was a bomber or fighter. (Although I've read somewhere it could be fooled with very tight formations) With your 4 minute returns, I think that would give the Home Chain enough time to determine roughly what they were looking at.