In Reply to: RE: At the end perhaps 5 to 1 when comparing bombers to fighters. posted by Michael Samra on February 5, 2017 at 13:43:56:
Actually Mike, the materiel support from the West was quite small. And I have researched this. Including that via Iran, and through Vladivostok.Of all the materiel supplied it was the 6WD trucks, and some half-tracks, that they really took too, and began making their own.
The Bell P39, that the US gave up on, turned out really well too, because its performance at low to medium altitudes was excellent and its armament very effective, for air to air and a bit less for ground attack, where its 37MM Browning cannon was not effective against German tank armour. Against the open-top / open-back SPs, yes.
It didn't do too badly in New Guinea and through the Solomons, either. Dropped by end '42.
Taken overall, the Allies including the Russians, got the technical quality and quantity balance right, while Germany did not.
Often, new high-tech. equipment went into service well before sufficient quality, but the tactical trials feedback processes were rapid. Once a design was settled, volume could kick in.
There are two good examples of this in Aircraft radar. Britain's first air interception radar sets, and the centimetric radars all of which needed a fair bit of servcie feed back before they were right.
Speed of response to an urgent need / emerging role, being more important than ultimate quality.
Which was my initial point, you see?! :-)
Warmest
Tim Bailey
Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
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Follow Ups
- "Don't forget that the US and the UK provided a lot of the arms to the USSR to do this." - Timbo in Oz 02/5/1714:16:56 02/5/17 (13)
- RE: "Don't forget that the US and the UK provided a lot of the arms to the USSR to do this." - painter27 16:15:27 02/5/17 (3)
- absolutely, - Timbo in Oz 23:53:10 02/7/17 (0)
- RE: "Don't forget that the US and the UK provided a lot of the arms to the USSR to do this." - Eli Duttman 09:40:39 02/6/17 (1)
- RE: "Don't forget that the US and the UK provided a lot of the arms to the USSR to do this." - Crazy Dave 20:26:26 02/6/17 (0)
- RE: "Don't forget that the US and the UK provided a lot of the arms to the USSR to do this." - Michael Samra 15:25:20 02/5/17 (8)
- It depens on who you ask I suppose - painter27 16:26:32 02/5/17 (1)
- RE: It depens on who you ask I suppose - Michael Samra 21:53:40 02/5/17 (0)
- Russia pretty much survived on her own until 1943, when they began winning e.g. Kursk, and never looked back. - Timbo in Oz 15:46:49 02/5/17 (5)
- RE: Russia pretty much survived on her own until 1943, when they began winning e.g. Kursk, and never looked back. - Michael Samra 21:57:02 02/5/17 (4)
- and yet the tiny population of the UK received 3 times as much aid under Lend Lease. - Timbo in Oz 02:27:31 02/6/17 (3)
- RE: and yet the tiny population of the UK received 3 times as much aid under Lend Lease. - Eli Duttman 18:05:09 02/6/17 (2)
- RE: and yet the tiny population of the UK received 3 times as much aid under Lend Lease. - Michael Samra 21:39:56 02/6/17 (1)
- RE: and yet the tiny population of the UK received 3 times as much aid under Lend Lease. - Eli Duttman 03:49:04 02/7/17 (0)