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0 pointsetrevino11y ago0 comments

I believe he means kill ratio. So, the number of planes shot down versus the number of V-1s shot down. If one RAF fighter was shot down for every two V-1s the ratio would be 2:1 in favor of the RAF.

This is a little bit plausible. This is how the RAF shot down V-1s: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/05/08/article-1384740-0B... (picture courtesy of the Daily Fail)

So, the kill ratio of V-1s might have been higher against the RAF because it was so hard to down V-1s and doing so was hazardous. We're still talking a tiny fraction of the craft engaged, though.

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autokad11y ago· 1 in thread

Yes, according to the chart above it took down 351 aircraft. The toppling method wasnt the only one implemented, they also tried shooting them down with their guns; however, they would have to get close and often resulted in the destruction of their own aircraft as well.

etrevinoOP11y ago

I wish I'd noticed that chart earlier. You're right, the V1 ratio was much better.

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