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Observer,
Whilst I agree with your position, it should be noted by all that the very nature of aircombat is enough to produce overclaiming. Therefore it is true to say that fighting EOL directly contributed to PART of the overclaiming, not the whole lot.
The Brits had home ground during the Battle of Britain and still managed (by later admission) to overclaim horrendously.
To all,
The honesty of the pilots is NOT the issue in the vast majority of cases.Can a single man or two man crew (or even a pair of crews)keep track of 20 opponents in a fight? Absolutely not!!
5 Aircraft make a crowded circuit, and that is in a situation where people are usually where they are supposed to be, not darting all over the sky.
Do 3 reported SCUDS and a whole bunch of Patriots wasted ring any bells? And that was WITH the assistance of sophisticated radar. Battle, realtime, is a confusing place if most recorded history is indicative.
I am fond of saying "perception is reality", that should probably be modified to "perception becomes reality"
very best regards
Darryl
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