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Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jun 2020, 12:51
Replies: 54
Views: 10,934
Posted By Chugalug2

We can go on bandying what ifs forever, and all...

We can go on bandying what ifs forever, and all to little point. My contention is that the Allied Bombing Offensive by day and by night disrupted Germany's ability to conduct the war even more...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jun 2020, 10:47
Replies: 54
Views: 10,934
Posted By Chugalug2

The nature of night fighter tactics creates a...

The nature of night fighter tactics creates a force that is bound to be numerically smaller than a day fighter one. Much of the infrastructure is ground based, witness the Kammhuber Line and the...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2020, 22:03
Replies: 54
Views: 10,934
Posted By Chugalug2

No worries LB. 'Guess work' was a cheap shot and...

No worries LB. 'Guess work' was a cheap shot and you were right to call me out. I was gilding my own lily at the time!
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2020, 15:31
Replies: 54
Views: 10,934
Posted By Chugalug2

Glad you added the one other there TIEW or there...

Glad you added the one other there TIEW or there might have been trouble at t'mill. :ok:

But I agree with your point entirely, Bomber Command wasn't about pinpoint targeting, it was about taking...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2020, 11:19
Replies: 54
Views: 10,934
Posted By Chugalug2

Ah, but the Soviet Union was no more our gallant...

Ah, but the Soviet Union was no more our gallant ally, helping to crushing the German NAZI threat, it was now a threat to the whole world and to the NATO signatories in particular. In contrast...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2020, 06:27
Replies: 54
Views: 10,934
Posted By Chugalug2

When it had to operate by night, then pretty...

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...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jun 2020, 22:17
Replies: 54
Views: 10,934
Posted By Chugalug2

Have you watched the film, LB? Losses on Chastise...

Have you watched the film, LB? Losses on Chastise started when coasting in, let alone making the dams. They were blown south into heavily defended airspace and suffered accordingly. One of your...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jun 2020, 17:00
Replies: 54
Views: 10,934
Posted By Chugalug2

TIEW, yes of course the local air superiority...

TIEW, yes of course the local air superiority above the Reich proper was gained by LR escort fighters, I'm not quibbling about that. But long before then the Luftwaffe had to withdraw an enormous...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jun 2020, 09:37
Replies: 54
Views: 10,934
Posted By Chugalug2

There are a lot of entrenched views being...

There are a lot of entrenched views being expressed here. First, Harris was carrying out the directives of his superiors, willingly of course (until he was ordered to tactical bombing pre D-Day...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2020, 18:18
Replies: 54
Views: 10,934
Posted By Chugalug2

For a Service that counts attaining Air...

For a Service that counts attaining Air Superiority as a sine qua non, the RAF post WWII seems to have a blind spot regarding the Bombing Offensive against the German Reich. That Holland shares its...
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