#4085839 - 03/01/15 03:46 PM
Re: Kinda OT: Why was Goering placed in charge of JG1?
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Thanks for the extracts on Goring from Kilduff's book and for what it's worth, I agree with your last sentence.
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#4085883 - 03/01/15 05:30 PM
Re: Kinda OT: Why was Goering placed in charge of JG1?
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Hard to be objective with his track record but thank you for the excerpts. And therein lies the challenge of writing history! First rate historians like Mr. Kilduff can do it, many others can't. I feel great admiration for people like Sir Ian Kershaw and Richard J. Evans who are able to write objectively about some of the worst criminals and the most horrible events in the history of the world.
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#4086004 - 03/01/15 09:38 PM
Re: Kinda OT: Why was Goering placed in charge of JG1?
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I love that saw for felling trees. Always feel sad when I prepare to take a living one down. I say a brief prayer/tribute and think about the sunlight created for the saplings now that the old mother tree is gone. Pic was from early 2011, dang I've gained weight. If I stick out my gut I could pass for a double.
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#4086012 - 03/01/15 10:00 PM
Re: Kinda OT: Why was Goering placed in charge of JG1?
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He wasn't a coward at all. He kept a close eye on his members, much like MvR did. He had a tendency of Managing the Jasta more than being a part of it. He was very successful in that right. Some viewed him as a coward for his failure to engage, other would consider it keeping the fight honest by managing it. He allowed his pilots to grow by getting them the experience they needed to do so, without getting in the way. Like a coach.
OvS That is the way I fly Jasta 15 in DiD. I cripple the enemy as much as possible on initial attack, then let my squad have at them.
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#4086023 - 03/01/15 10:19 PM
Re: Kinda OT: Why was Goering placed in charge of JG1?
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Well Mudwasp it "looks like your saw is bigger then mine." I got more power though!
What are you running? I use a 20" most of the time on that saw. Pic was with a 28". I've ported it, to let her breathe better, what a screaming beast of a machine it is. It is a 441 magnum.
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#4086080 - 03/01/15 11:53 PM
Re: Kinda OT: Why was Goering placed in charge of JG1?
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I love reving up the 441, it pulls to the left free in hand, reminds me of a Fokker E series.
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#4086210 - 03/02/15 11:20 AM
Re: Kinda OT: Why was Goering placed in charge of JG1?
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I read that Göring was unpopular with his pilots because when leading he was too aggressive and lost more pilots than the previous leaders who only fought when the odds and height etc were in their favour. I only wish I could remember where I read that.
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