Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
ADOLF GALLANDWhen I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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To use a fighter as a fighter-bomber when the strength of the fighter arm is inadequate to achieve air superiority is putting the cart before the horse.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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Tie him to a narrow and confined task, rob him of his initiative, and you take away from him the best and most valuable qualities he posses
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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