Originally Posted by
Frank W. Abagnale
But feel free to think that Mr. Bongs 40 Japanese kills with 200 missions are the same as Russia's leading ace 62 German kills with 330 missions in inferior equipment.
Just to steal your line:
"Against Japanese. He never would have had that many on the eastern front (flying for the SU)."
You one off example in two totally different theaters appear to have convinced you to believe your statements.
You might want to ask yourself why the Finns decimated the Russians in air to air operations.
And as you admit, the Russian equipment was inferior which is why, as I said originally, that Hartmann would never have done as well on the western front.