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» not_him_again - Brian Carpenter Thanks for a great article, Ralph. Do you th Brian Carpenter Thanks for a great article, Ralph.Do you think the allied victories in 1944 would have still happened if the allies had not had virtually complete air superiority? I.E. would the difference in tank quality have mattered more if the allies had not commanded such a powerful air - ground element? -- posted by not_him_again » RalphZ - Tank Quality and Air Superiority The short answer is yes. Assuming everything else is the same, the allies not having complete air superiority implies that the Germans have placed greater emphasis on the building up of the Luftwaffe. This necessarily has a negative implact on their build up of other assets -- such as armor. Since they were historically very short on such equipment this would mean an even greater disparity on the ground. Considering that such decisions would have had an impact on battles fought in 1942-3, it is difficult to see anything but an even quicker collapse by 1944. The difference in tank quality would have made even less of an impact in this "what if" since I would assume there would be fewer German tanks around.Well, that's my opinion. In 1944 WWII was definitely a war of attrition and given the much greater mobilization of the allies, this is not a situation in which the Germans have much of chance for a military victory. -- posted by RalphZ
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