Subject: P-47/51 deflection shots into the belly of the German tanks,
reality
From: Dave Holford
Date: 8/5/03 1:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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ArtKramr wrote:

The assumption is that the fire that they lay in behind the tank will
ricochet up into the soft underbelly where armor is very thin.


Seems kind of stupid to have a soft underbelly in a vehicle which is the
target for anti-tank mines? Is this really true?

Dave
..
As I said I never flew those missions. I am just quoting P-47 pilots who did,
as they told their stories to me.
..

Arthur Kramer
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