Torpedo bombers! Soviet mine-torpedo aviation in the Great Patriotic War
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Torpedo bombers! Soviet mine-torpedo aviation in the Great Patriotic War
49.99 €
39.99 €
This book is dedicated to torpedo-carrier aircraft of the Russian naval aviation and their heroic crews. The military profession of a pilot of mine-torpedo aviation was considered almost the most risky and dangerous. They are now judged by the amazing movie of the Soviet era "Torpedo Carriers" (1983), shocked viewers unprecedented then naturalism, truthfulness and tragedy in showing the Great Patriotic War.
What in the stories about the Soviet torpedo carriers truth, and what - just a beautiful legend? What really was their combat effectiveness and the true price of their victories? What damage they inflicted on the enemy? Do they stand comparison with the German, British, American and Japanese torpedo carriers, more than once decided the outcome of naval battles? It is known that during the Great Patriotic War our torpedo aviation sank by all kinds of weapons about 50 warships and auxiliary ships Kriegsmarine, as well as 42 transport ships. 24 ships and vessels were sunk by torpedo strikes. Is it a little or a lot - especially if we take into account the imperfection of aviation equipment, poor training of flight personnel and the strongest enemy counteraction (the German Navy had the strongest air defense in Europe)? The 3rd edition of the book by a well-known Russian military historian, based on the materials of not only domestic but also foreign archives, answers all these questions, giving a comprehensive picture of the combat use of torpedo aircraft during the Great Patriotic War.
What in the stories about the Soviet torpedo carriers truth, and what - just a beautiful legend? What really was their combat effectiveness and the true price of their victories? What damage they inflicted on the enemy? Do they stand comparison with the German, British, American and Japanese torpedo carriers, more than once decided the outcome of naval battles? It is known that during the Great Patriotic War our torpedo aviation sank by all kinds of weapons about 50 warships and auxiliary ships Kriegsmarine, as well as 42 transport ships. 24 ships and vessels were sunk by torpedo strikes. Is it a little or a lot - especially if we take into account the imperfection of aviation equipment, poor training of flight personnel and the strongest enemy counteraction (the German Navy had the strongest air defense in Europe)? The 3rd edition of the book by a well-known Russian military historian, based on the materials of not only domestic but also foreign archives, answers all these questions, giving a comprehensive picture of the combat use of torpedo aircraft during the Great Patriotic War.
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