I opened fire when
I opened fire when the whole windshield was black with the enemy . . . at minimum range . . . it doesn’t matter what your angle is to him or whether you are in a turn or any other maneuver. Erich Hartmann
Combat
Every day kill just
Every day kill just one, rather than today five, tomorrow ten . . . that is enough for you. Then your nerves are calm and you can sleep good, you have your drink in the evening and the next morning you are fit again. Erich Hartmann
In combat flying, fancy
In combat flying, fancy precision aerobatic work is really not of much use. Instead, it is the rough maneuver which succeeds. Erich Hartmann
Once committed to an
Once committed to an attack, fly in at full speed. After scoring crippling or disabling hits, I would clear myself and then repeat the process. I never pursued the enemy once they had eluded me. Better to break off and set up again for a new assault. I always began my attacks from full strength, … Read more
See, decide, attack, reverse.
See, decide, attack, reverse. Erich Hartmann
Of all my accomplishments
Of all my accomplishments I may have achieved during the war, I am proudest of the fact that I never lost a wingman. Erich Hartmann
Neither the victories of
Neither the victories of the Olympic Games nor those achieved in battles make the man happy. The only victories that make him happy are those achieved against himself. Temptations and tests are combats. You have beaten one, two, many times; still fight. If you defeat at last you will be happy your entire life, as … Read more
Either we stand united
Either we stand united and agree to combat climate change or we will all stumble and fall and condemn humanity to a tragic future. Enele Sopoaga
Utopia is the grotesque
Utopia is the grotesque en rose, the need to associate happiness – that is, the improbable – with becoming, and to coerce an optimistic, aerial vision to the point where it rejoins its own source: the very cynicism it sought to combat. In short, a monstrous fantasy. Emile M. Cioran
Vanity should never tempt
Vanity should never tempt a player to engage in a combat at the risk of loss of health. It is bad enough to lose without the additional annoyance of paying doctors’ bills. Emanuel Lasker