He had learned in 1941–42 that shooting down the flight leader would demoralise the enemy and often cause them to scramble home. Как он понял из опыта 1941—1942 годов, подбить ведущего значило деморализовать противника и часто этим заставить его вернуться на свой аэродром.
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" Синонимы: corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect,