Originally Posted by
Traffic_Is_Er_Was
So it could equally be said that it was used to destroy German cities because that was all it could do.
When it had to operate by night, then pretty well, yes. When it could operate by day it could take out precision targets, witness Tirpitz, Bielefeld Viaduct, etc, but with specialised weapons and specially trained crews and with potentially very great risk. There were exceptions of course, Chastise per this thread and Peenemunde at night for example. The latter used main force bombing from 8000ft and in a full moon, a very hazardous combination ameliorated by diversionary signs of a raid on Berlin and intruder attacks on the nightfighter bases that protected the target. Peenemunde was made possible by being on the coast and utilising H2S, and excellent work by the pathfinders. It was a very high risk operation justified by the importance of disrupting V2 production and testing.