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Hello The Purist,
It is very difficult the assess the success of air to ground rockets 'after' the war. I know that studies suggest only a 4% success rate; but that is after the event and derived from paperwork and stats. I read a report by a German tank commander who said that all seven of the tanks under his command were destroyed by rockets. The truth is that many German AFV were eliminated in Normandy by means other than tank vs tank warfare. The likely hood is that aircraft played a significant role which has been played down by historians and analysts.
It is very difficult the assess the success of air to ground rockets 'after' the war. I know that studies suggest only a 4% success rate; but that is after the event and derived from paperwork and stats. I read a report by a German tank commander who said that all seven of the tanks under his command were destroyed by rockets. The truth is that many German AFV were eliminated in Normandy by means other than tank vs tank warfare. The likely hood is that aircraft played a significant role which has been played down by historians and analysts.