Some of the greatest improvements in both the technologies and strategies involved in aviation took place in the period of time between the end of WWI and the end of WWII. “Forgotten Progress: The Development of Close Air Support Doctrine Before World War II” explains that the greatest developments in aviation was not in the technology, but instead in the strategies. The article “The Tu-4: The Travails of Technology Transfer by Imitation” focuses on the Soviet Union’s improvements in aviation, and how their greatest developments in aviation was through the imitation of American planes. Although both articles are thoroughly written, I believe that the article “Forgotten Progress: The Development of Close Air Support Doctrine Before World War
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132 students because it is more straightforward with its supporting evidence. I believe that G. Johnson was effective in proving that close air support was highly contested during its first stages of becoming a legitimate strategy, and also explaining which developments in strategies had a greater effect on wars. What seemed to be the greatest aviation strategy during World War II and the wars following was the idea that control of the air should be of the highest priority and that a higher concentration of planes would gain a greater control of the air. “Analysis of air operations in World War I revealed that only concentrated air power could maintain the initiative and gain control of air.” (Johnson, pg. 3) This also shows that the greatest improvements in aviation were made during interwar periods and because of analysis of past wars. “Similarly, the …show more content…
S. Gorman was extremely effective that the greatest improvements in Soviet Aviation were due to the Soviet Union confiscating and copying American bomber planes. “To the astonishment of the West, the Soviets had overcome the supposedly overwhelming technical demands of duplicating America’s most advanced strategic bomber” (Gorman, pg. 1) The greatest developments the Soviet Union made to their aviation was through the imitation of American aviation. G. S. Gorman wrote the article “The Tu-4: The Travails of Technology Transfer by Imitation” was written in a story format to explain how the Soviet Union confiscated three B-29’s from United States pilots who needed to land in Soviet airfields. The Soviet Union then held the pilots in camps and disassembled one plane and held the other two to copy. This article fully explained the main point that the Soviet Union’s greatest innovations in aviation was due to the imitation of American aviation. Although Gorman was effective in proving his point, he added many unneeded details into the
132 students because it is more straightforward with its supporting evidence. I believe that G. Johnson was effective in proving that close air support was highly contested during its first stages of becoming a legitimate strategy, and also explaining which developments in strategies had a greater effect on wars. What seemed to be the greatest aviation strategy during World War II and the wars following was the idea that control of the air should be of the highest priority and that a higher concentration of planes would gain a greater control of the air. “Analysis of air operations in World War I revealed that only concentrated air power could maintain the initiative and gain control of air.” (Johnson, pg. 3) This also shows that the greatest improvements in aviation were made during interwar periods and because of analysis of past wars. “Similarly, the …show more content…
S. Gorman was extremely effective that the greatest improvements in Soviet Aviation were due to the Soviet Union confiscating and copying American bomber planes. “To the astonishment of the West, the Soviets had overcome the supposedly overwhelming technical demands of duplicating America’s most advanced strategic bomber” (Gorman, pg. 1) The greatest developments the Soviet Union made to their aviation was through the imitation of American aviation. G. S. Gorman wrote the article “The Tu-4: The Travails of Technology Transfer by Imitation” was written in a story format to explain how the Soviet Union confiscated three B-29’s from United States pilots who needed to land in Soviet airfields. The Soviet Union then held the pilots in camps and disassembled one plane and held the other two to copy. This article fully explained the main point that the Soviet Union’s greatest innovations in aviation was due to the imitation of American aviation. Although Gorman was effective in proving his point, he added many unneeded details into the