Luftwaffe losses during battle of Kursk from AA

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Luftwaffe losses during battle of Kursk from AA

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Post by otto1 » 22 Dec 2019, 21:17

Can you help me find data about Luftwaffe losses during battle of Kursk from AA guns?
Is it true that, Soviet AA guns above 37mm were not allowed to fire on planes?(They were to be used only for anti-tank activities?)

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Re: Luftwaffe losses during battle of Kursk from AA

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Post by Art » 24 Dec 2019, 17:36

otto1 wrote:
22 Dec 2019, 21:17
Is it true that, Soviet AA guns above 37mm were not allowed to fire on planes?
Where is that idea from?


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Re: Luftwaffe losses during battle of Kursk from AA

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Post by otto1 » 26 Dec 2019, 01:16

It is wrote in some books about this battle.

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Post by Art » 26 Dec 2019, 20:48

What exactly? I strongly doubt that it was true.

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Re: Luftwaffe losses during battle of Kursk from AA

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Post by Art » 27 Dec 2019, 22:07

To address some primary documents: the Central Front reported the expenditure of ammunition against air targets on 6-10 July 1943:
85-mm guns - 6071
37-mm guns - 67 750

The claims during the same period were:
medium AA guns - 36
light AA guns - 191
machine gun fire - 22
others - 4

In other words there was some obvious actions against Luftwaffe aircraft.

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Re: Luftwaffe losses during battle of Kursk from AA

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Post by otto1 » 28 Dec 2019, 01:51

Art wrote:
26 Dec 2019, 20:48
What exactly? I strongly doubt that it was true.
It's book only knew in my country. I also doubt in it
Art wrote:
27 Dec 2019, 22:07

medium AA guns - 36
light AA guns - 191

In other words there was some obvious actions against Luftwaffe aircraft.
Medium and light? Most common aa gun was 37 mm(medium?), 25 wasn't popular. So how it could shoted down more airplanes?

From which book this numbers came from?

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Re: Luftwaffe losses during battle of Kursk from AA

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Post by Art » 28 Dec 2019, 10:49

Medium guns - 76-85-mm
light - 20-37-mm

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Re: Luftwaffe losses during battle of Kursk from AA

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Post by otto1 » 30 Dec 2019, 03:15

Thank you

Is it possibile to find information about losses during battle of Kursk by aircraft type(German losses)?

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