Ship_Raider
-| Strafed (overview) | Catania, Sicily | September 1943 |-
During World War 2, a country’s airforces played a massive role in the way it’s military could wage war against its enemy. Having aircraft available or having air superiority over an opponent could make a substantial difference in how it’s own ground forces could traverse, and more importantly, how much it could hamper one’s enemy’s abilities. At the beginning of the war, we saw this in the very first demonstration of Blitzkrieg, or lighting war, used by the German forces against Poland, where German fighters and ground-attack aircraft disabled a large percentage of Polish airfields in a matter of hours. The Luftwaffe (German Airforce) was ultimately able to achieve air superiority within days, giving them control of whatever movement their enemy made. This showed the world what a large impact the concept of ground attack aircraft could have on a conflict, as the Allies were soon to follow with their own planes. As the war shifted in favour of the Allies, they began to put into effect they’re own aircraft, as German production could not nearly keep up with the massive economic statuses that were Russia, America, and England. And this would show in all of the campaigns post 1943. So, with that said, this scene shows a Panzer III being strafed by Allied ground attack aircraft, with German Panzergrenadiers quickly getting out of the path of the .50 cal MG’s from the Allied plane. An American Para anti-tank team who have met up with some British infantry are hiding in the brush, also waiting to ambush the German tank.
-| Strafed (overview) | Catania, Sicily | September 1943 |-
During World War 2, a country’s airforces played a massive role in the way it’s military could wage war against its enemy. Having aircraft available or having air superiority over an opponent could make a substantial difference in how it’s own ground forces could traverse, and more importantly, how much it could hamper one’s enemy’s abilities. At the beginning of the war, we saw this in the very first demonstration of Blitzkrieg, or lighting war, used by the German forces against Poland, where German fighters and ground-attack aircraft disabled a large percentage of Polish airfields in a matter of hours. The Luftwaffe (German Airforce) was ultimately able to achieve air superiority within days, giving them control of whatever movement their enemy made. This showed the world what a large impact the concept of ground attack aircraft could have on a conflict, as the Allies were soon to follow with their own planes. As the war shifted in favour of the Allies, they began to put into effect they’re own aircraft, as German production could not nearly keep up with the massive economic statuses that were Russia, America, and England. And this would show in all of the campaigns post 1943. So, with that said, this scene shows a Panzer III being strafed by Allied ground attack aircraft, with German Panzergrenadiers quickly getting out of the path of the .50 cal MG’s from the Allied plane. An American Para anti-tank team who have met up with some British infantry are hiding in the brush, also waiting to ambush the German tank.