Those pesky Germans would try anything: (babel translation) Already at the end of of 1939 made second lieutenant steel, technical officer with the kg of 51, the suggestion, to repel attacking hunters through in the tail of the bombers and long-range reconnaissance aircraft inserted flame throwers. The attacking hunter should in-push into the discharged soot oil cloud, so that its windows of a vehicle became suddenly blind. In February 1940 appropriate attempts with He 111 and Ju 88 in the test site camouflaging joke took place. The equipment was inserted then also for a test with beginning of the Russia campaign with the kg 51, does not seem not to have become generally accepted however at the troop. As weapon of attack the flame throwers "Gero 11" A, federation C were used with the L.G. 190 for low attacks. Bereits Ende 1939 machte Leutnant Stahl, Technischer Offizier beim KG 51, den Vorschlag, angreifende Jäger durch im Heck der Bomber und Fernaufklärer eingebaute Flammenwerfer abzuwehren. Der angreifende Jäger sollte in die ausgestoßene Ruß-Ölwolke hineinstoßen, so dass seine Kabinenscheiben schlagartig blind wurden. Im Februar 1940 fanden entsprechende Versuche mit He 111 und Ju 88 in der Erprobungsstelle Tarnewitz statt. Das Gerät wurde dann auch probeweise bei Beginn des Russlandfeldzugs beim KG 51 eingesetzt, scheint sich aber bei der Truppe nicht durchgesetzt zu haben. Als Angriffswaffe wurden die Flammenwerfer »Gero 11« A, Bund C bei der Fw 190 für Tiefangriffe verwendet. From: Luftwaffe [LuftArchiv.de - Das Archiv der Deutschen Luftwaffe] 2.WK (Bordwaffen II )
I've heard about this one. Apparently the first time the RAF came across it they couldn't understand it as the oil blinded out the fighters cockpit window but because it wasn't aflame it wasn't understood. The Luftwaffe also experimented with long wires dropped beneath the bomber on weights to tangle up the fighters. Added to this were the German nightfighters later in the war which had automatic guns installed at all angles. Some to fire to the side of the fighter and into the bomber alongside, some underneath to fire below and some to fire above. It got to the point that bomber command shot at anything that moved at night. Nice pictures Kyt
Added to this were the German nightfighters later in the war which had automatic guns installed at all angles. Some to fire to the side of the fighter and into the bomber alongside, some underneath to fire below and some to fire above. It got to the point that bomber command shot at anything that moved at night. You mean like these? All from the same link:
