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So according to Seiche's article on Tirpitz's radar, the FuMO 27 had a 2x4 mattress, while the later FuMO 26 had a single 3x6 mattress? It also notes that she kept her FuMO 23s on the aft and forward rangefinders. A pic for the Scharnhorst's radar calls out a 2x6 mattress for either a 26 or 27. So, ...

Back to topic... On Sept 13, 1942, Lidya Litviak (11 or 12 kills, plus several shared) is credited with shooting down Erwin Maier (11 kills) over or near Stalingrad. In turn she was shot down August 1, 1943 by either Hans-Joerg Merkle (30 kills) or Hans Schleef (99 kills). Helmut Wick (56 kills) was...

So what kind of shell do each of those colors (red, blue, and yellow) represent?

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