RE: Air power.........
"What dgk196 asks for close air support is not realistic for WW2. There was hardly such a thing as directed close air support. "
This is interesting, I could talk about this subject all day. No fooling, some nations had very sophisticated ground support techniques, even back-up systems in case of a lack of radios or an interruption of communications.
Not to pick on anyone, as that is not the point of my post, but if anyone is interested, I would be happy to supply reference sources. This is one of my favorite aspects of WWII. Mainly because of the range of support and the quality. There are some very good examples of air to ground support, that make for very interesting reading.
If anyone is interested, you can PM me and I'll see what I can do to help you out.
Dennis
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