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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
I think the GDW writers were aware of the effects of unequal air power which may be why they've stated in the history that the German air power was completely trounced by an unexpectedly better performing PACT.
May not mirror what would have happened in reality, but it's just one more small part that's needed to bring about the stalemate we see in 2000.
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If you compare the W. German AF right before the fall of the Soviet Bloc with what the Red Air Force was rolling out at that time and then factor in the next 6-8 years of the T2K timeline/alternate universe, it's plenty realistic.
F-4 Phantoms and F-104 Starfighters (and maybe a few East German MiG-29s and a handful of Eurofighter Typhoons) vs. superior numbers of Red Air Force MiG-29/31 and Su-27 Flankers?
USSR for the win.
Only way the Germans win that fight is with massive NATO assistance.
If the fight is in the air over the former East Germany, ground-based ADNs wouldn't really be much of a factor. They'd be in disarray after the W. German coup/departure of Soviet technicians/operators. Over Poland, the PACT has the advantage of the ADN there. And remember that Red Air Force pilots have a couple of years combat experience spanking Chinese Shenyangs and "New Lend-Lease" F-whatevers.