What Killed The Most US Bombers in WW2? German Fighters vs Flak

Fighters and Flak (Anti-Aircraft Artillery) were both used by Germany to shoot down Allied Bombers like the B-17, B-24 and Lancaster. However, which one was more successful? The answer is not that straightforward, so let's have a detailed look.

- Timecodes -
00:00 - Flak vs Fighters
00:18 - Community Support
01:34 - Aim of Videos
02:14 - FLAK! (AA-Defenses)
05:33 - Fighters
08:29 - Flak vs Fighters
13:31 - Cost-Benefit
17:12 - Balancing Capabilities
18:35 - Bonus Questions

- Sources -
German Military Archive

8th AF, Tactical developments 1942-1945

Boog, Horst (1982) Die deutsche Luftwaffenführung 1935-1945, DVA

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Uziel, Daniel (2012) Arming the Luftwaffe - There German Aviation Industry in World War II, McFarland, Jefferson, NC.

Palmer, Allan (1963) Survey of Battle Casualties, Eight Air Force, June, July, and August 1944, in Medical Service, Would Ballistics, OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL DEPARTMENT of THE ARMY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Pehle, Walter (Hrsg.). Die Welt im Krieg 1941-1943, Band I – Von Pearl Harbor zum Bombenkrieg in Europa, Geschichte Fischer, 1992

TM9-1985-3/TO39B-1,4-10 German EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE (PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES), United States Government Printing Office Washington :1953

Source: Military Aviation History
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