Originally Posted by
oxenos
Not the only example of the self delusion of the R.N. at that time. I posted this some time ago.
Point conceded but the RN didn't have a monopoly on self-delusion. The RAF's faith in the accuracy of its own bombing was misplaced too.
In 1940 an investigation revealed that just one in five RAF aircraft was dropping its bombs within five miles of its target, even in daylight. In December 1941 it was estimated that only three in every hundred RAF bombs dropped at night came within five miles of the intended target.
Can you tell I used to work in OA?
