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What made air combat over the Eastern Front especially low altitude compared to Western Europe?

I have been getting back into WW2 aircraft and as it always were I always hear about the lower altitude conditions of the Eastern Front. I finally asked why? Was it because there were no heavy bomber campaigns against cities? And also, was this unique to the EF or did the Pacific and say North Africa see similar conditions?

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u/Intelligent_League_1 — 4 months ago
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FB-111A Appreciation Post [Album]

The FB-111A Aardvark was the strategic nuclear bomber adaptation of the famous F-111 Aardvark interdiction aircraft. Used by the USAFs Strategic Air Command, it was capable of carrying various types of nuclear gravity bombs and could also carry the AGM-69 SRAM. It was procured to cover the retiring B-58 Hustler and earlier B-52 fleets that were causing a reduction in SACs total bomber count. It was different from the typical F-111A/D/E/F in having a remodeled aft section as well as longer wings, stronger landing gear, and more fuel capacity. The aircraft would leave SAC service with the introduction of the B-1B Lancer.

u/Intelligent_League_1 — 5 months ago
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Was the MIM-14 more similar to the SA-1? I would think they were considering their positioning in the CONUS, but they were also deployed in Europe on the 'frontline'. Did the MIM-14 have a high effectiveness of interception against more maneuverable aircraft?

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u/Intelligent_League_1 — 6 months ago