The US had two major weapons in Africa and Europe: Artillery and Air Support.
As I understand how things worked: In Western Europe, American Escort fighters would often be "released" when the Bombers where "safe" and they were free to attack ground targets. The German term for them was "Jabos"
What I would like to know and/or be pointed at are stories of what kind of carnage did. I'm quite sure 6 to 8 .50 machine guns would ruin your day, but good.
I doubt fighters carried bombs or rockets or other such ordinance on escort missions. What planes did attack missions and what did they carry?
(I am looking for a picture I saw in a book about D-Day that showed a German Armored Battalion, Tigers and Panthers, that looked like they had been crushed like eggshells. I think there were other pictures of Somua and Char IIs blasted by Stukas. I'd like to know if anyone can point me at these.)
As I understand how things worked: In Western Europe, American Escort fighters would often be "released" when the Bombers where "safe" and they were free to attack ground targets. The German term for them was "Jabos"
What I would like to know and/or be pointed at are stories of what kind of carnage did. I'm quite sure 6 to 8 .50 machine guns would ruin your day, but good.
I doubt fighters carried bombs or rockets or other such ordinance on escort missions. What planes did attack missions and what did they carry?
(I am looking for a picture I saw in a book about D-Day that showed a German Armored Battalion, Tigers and Panthers, that looked like they had been crushed like eggshells. I think there were other pictures of Somua and Char IIs blasted by Stukas. I'd like to know if anyone can point me at these.)