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Originally Posted by Sloniksp
I guess the point that I am trying to make is that when Germany had over 10,000 planes, fuel was not a big problem.Fuel and supply lines became a big problem only when they could no longer be protected by the luftwaffe which was a result of so many planes being lost in the years before. As a result the lack of supplies and fuel being grinded to almost a halt caused more Germans casualties for the.........
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Which brings us to the original topic, if the Germans had air superiority whereas forcing the Allies not to bomb Germany, then that would mean that Germany had ample fuel supply for their aircraft and tanks. This would allow, at least the army, to conduct operations with mobile flexibility. The Luftwaffe still had crappy management so their operations would have been null towards victory.
We don't hear much about the German tank crews abandoning their tanks in the East but who is to say that they did not. What would you do if your Tiger runs out of gas while heading back towards the refueling point? I doubt many would have waited for the refueling truck to come to them. But I do wonder if there was any punishment for abandoning vehicles. I do know there was severe punishement for losing personal weapons such as rifles and Machine pistols. Hmmm.