A-Bombing Germany

[Lightning Guy]

So nuking Germany might have saved lives. Interesting thought.

 

[plan_D]

I doubt it, it would have saved them from rape. That's about it.

 

[cheddar cheese]

they do the same in the bond film "view to a kill", which is sooooo the best bond film....................

apart from the man with the golden gun and the spy who loved me

 

[Lightning Guy]

Well that post said a lot of suicides resulted. And the Russians were big on prisoners rights so alot of them might have been saved.

 

[plan_D]

Russians big on prisoners rights?

 

[Gemhorse]

If you've read the History of the German Assault on Russia, the SS Einsatzgruppen did terrible despicable things to Soviet citizens and soldiers alike...Berlin was 'pay-back' time. - Ahanswurst is correct that there wasn't a need to A-bomd Germany, obviously the B-29/Lancaster delivery-aircraft factor is really an opinion thing...I believe the Lancaster COULD'VE done it , the B-29 went and did it, in Japan, but wasn't anywhere near ready to do it to Germany, at the time ...

 

[Lightning Guy]

Supposed to have been weren't - a typo, I think everyone knows that.

 

[plan_D]

Yes, I thought it was a bit weird someone coming out with that. Weird or stupid.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it would have been a lanc, the B-29 wasn't ready at the time.....................

 

[cheddar cheese]

lies, all lies

 

[plan_D]

Neither was the Lanc.

 

[Lightning Guy]

The B-29 flew its first combat mission on 5 June '44. More of a problem would have been getting the bomb ready.

 

[plan_D]

Yes, and the Lanc would have had to be altered for high altitude, and carrying the bomb.

 

[Lightning Guy]

So we agree that, had it been done, it would have been a B-29.

 

[plan_D]

Too true. That's another thing we agree on. Lightning I think we agree more than not..

 

[Lightning Guy]

You are right there. But our disagreements tend to become protracted. I'm going to guess we are both pretty stubborn people.

 

[plan_D]

You're right there too...

 

[Lightning Guy]

Hey! Another agreement!

 

[plan_D]

Now this is just getting silly

 

[cheddar cheese]