A-Bombing Germany

[Lightning Guy]

The Lincoln has been mentioned as a reason why the Lancaster wouldn't have been used. This is from the book Avro Lancaster by Bill Sweetman, "From the RAF's point of view, the Lincoln's most serious drawback was that its speed and altitude were not high enough to escape safely from the blast of a nuclear weapon." Since the Lincoln couldn't do it I don't see how the Lanc could have. And I'm not sure the Mossie could have either. We are talking about a 10,000lb bomb that would have to be carried several hundred miles at least.

 

[Huckebein]

Fair enough. I might be inclined to argue that a specially modified Mossie could do it, but it's a moot point anyway - they'd have used a B-29.

 

[Lightning Guy]

A Mossie might have been able to. But the load, height, and range just might not have worked out. Anway, the B-29 definitely could do it and would have been the Allies choice.

 

[brad]

yhea and if they did it would fall from the bomb bay the metal was only 1cm thick

 

[brad]

i mean the lanc

 

[cheddar cheese]

this is a very serious question.....

Who voted for the Stuka?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

dear God

 

[cheddar cheese]

im looking at you Huckebein

 

[plan_D]

A Stuka could have done it, if they renamed the B-29 a Stuka.

 

[cheddar cheese]

of if they made slight modifications to the current stukas, namely more engines, different fuselage, better armour etc etc

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

wy would it need more armour??

 

[Gemhorse]

Well, if hypothetically there was a major stuff-up with the Invasion say, 'Time-frame' and all , and they THEN had no choice but to use a nuke, I STILL think some typically brave RAF Bomber crew would've chucked one in an 'easily-adaptable' Lancaster, and done the DEED....

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

thank you............

 

[cheddar cheese]

typically brave RAF Bomber crew

more like typically stupid, the b-29 was the better bomber in the first place and it wouldnt need as many modifications. the lanc WOULD NOT HAVE dropped the a-bomb on germany.

 

[brad]

i aggre with cc

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

more like typically stupid

a bit disrespectfull don't you think??

 

[cheddar cheese]

but its true, no sane person should even think about using the lanc because the b-29 was the far more capable plane

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

the british would use a lanc, you know what we're like..............

 

[cheddar cheese]

thats very true, but you have to admit the b-29 was more capable

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

mmmmmmm.....................