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Default Re: Battle of Britian

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Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
Who ever controls the air controls the war just look at normandy and allied air supremacy stopping the germans from moving in day light and properly reinforceing there positions. The Germans could just bomb the RN without the fear of the RAF interferring.
Just to throw in that at Normandy the Luftwaffe was hardly a threat to the Allies due to the small amount of aircraft available. So it was easy to attain air supremacy for the invasion LOL. Look at "Pips" Priller and his single strafing pass over the beaches on D-Day LOL.
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