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Old 10-28-2009 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bubi352
You are right. In the book "The Blond Knight of Germany", Erich Hartmann describes in detail his tactics: see-decide-attack-break. Truly fascinating. He always said a dogfight was a waste of time and energy. He preferred to ambush his enemy and fire at very close range unlike Marseille.
I wonder if there was a difference in the books?

As I remember, JM liked to get EXTREMELY close as well before shooting, hence the reason for such low ammo usage per kill.
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