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From: Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
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Subject: Re: Bell P-63 Kingcobra pics [1/9] - 37mm cannon.png (1/7)
Date: 16 Apr 2018 13:47:28 -0700
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In article <64q9dd98hg6phk9u3h56v7pvbj4o257csh@4ax.com>, Stormin' Norman says...
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>On 16 Apr 2018 05:47:55 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
>wrote:
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>I seem to remember the Russians used the P-39 and P-63 with tremendous
>effectiveness as an anti-armor, ground attack aircraft. Anyone else
>recall this?
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It was a myth due to mistranslation as per
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-63_Kingcobra
"In general, official Soviet histories played down the role of Lend-Lease
supplied aircraft in favor of local designs, but it is known that the P-63 was a
successful fighter aircraft in Soviet service. A common Western misconception is
that the Bell fighters were used as ground attack aircraft.
"One of the enduring myths regarding the P-39/P-63 in Soviet use is that because
of its armament, in particular the 37mm nose cannon, it excelled as a
ground-attack aircraft, even a 'tank buster'. In translating and preparing this
manuscript for publication, I have had the opportunity to peruse several
Russian-language sources. Mentions of the employment of this aircraft in the
ground-attack role are so rare in these sources as to be exceptional ...
"The 'tank buster' myth has its roots in the misunderstanding of the general
wartime role of the Red Air Force and in the imprecise translation of specific
Russian-Language terms that describe this role. The specific Russian-Language
term most often used to describe the mission and role of the Airacobra-equipped
Red Air Force fighter units, in this manuscript and other Russian-language
sources , is prikrytiye sukhoputnykh voysk [coverage of ground forces]...
Frequent misunderstanding in this country as to the combat role of the P-39 in
Soviet use is based in part on imprecise translation of the term prikrytiye
sukhoputnykh voysk to 'ground support'. The latter term as it is understood by
many Western military historians and readers, suggests the attacking of ground
targets in support of ground troops, also called 'close air support'. Did a
Soviet Airacobra pilot ever strafe a German tank? Undoubtedly. But this was
never a primary mission or strong suit for this aircraft.
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