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1942
1942 - 2216.PDF
446 F LI G H OCTOBER 22ND, 1942 BATTLE-AREA AIR CAN ISATION A Dornier which played once too often in the Rzhev area and was intercepted. The tactics now in force are the following:—All com munications protected by us are divided into sectors and assigned to different detachments. An instance from prac tical operation may serve as the best illustration. Fascist bombers have appeared over a sector protected by Com mander Matveev's detachments. His pilots on duty are the first to take-off. Having considered the situation on the basis of information received concerning enemy strength, the unit Commander gives a signal for fighters of Sokols detachment to be brought up. This new flight having arrived on the spot is placed under Commander Matveev's orders. Over the wireless he then directs all aircraft operating in his sector. What are the enemy tactics in attacks on our communi- < alions? Since the enemy varies his tactics constantly it is neces sary for us to watch them and follow these variations closely from day to day. The Germans have recently begun to attack our objectives in groups numbering upwards of ten aircraft", divided into formations of three or more machines. As a rule enemy bombers are escorted by two or four pairs of fighters flying 1,800 to 2,400ft. above the bombers. Usually, enemy fighters arrive on the spot either before the bombers or with one of the first flights. Striving to remain unnoticed the fighters come in pairs with the sun at their backs. They usually join battle only after the bombers under their protection have been attacked. The Germans use all sorts of ruses in the hope of trick ing the Soviet Air Force. In laying out their course Russian fighter pilots on the Karelian front. In the back ground is one of their Kitty hawks. One of the square-horned sound-locatprstised by the Russian spotters. Y*^ < fV
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