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I would note that many "post" war criticisms or alternate strategies assume the opponent will make NO changes to their defensive set up.
Lots of Mosquitoes coming in low and fast and few large bombers at high altitude?
Build lots of 20mm and 37mm AA guns and fewer 88mm and 105mm AA guns.
Problem for Germans is not "solved" but the loss rates for the Mosquito will change.
They were much too valuable for that, taking months to produce.I thought they were also used to penetrate deep in city block and blow the entire block up?
That may have been the original plan (or the mini earthquake shook the block down ) but as Pbehn says, production and cost meant they were reserved for special targets.I thought they were also used to penetrate deep in city block and blow the entire block up?
They must have been valuable to instruct a pilot to land a tail dragging bomber with a 10 ton bomb abord, you could wipe out half an airfield.That may have been the original plan (or the mini earthquake shook the block down ) but as Pbehn says, production and cost meant they were reserved for special targets.
Stona from what I know of the theory of the grand slam a near miss was what was desired, the explosive effect on a viaduct not only destroyed the viaduct but also the foundations making rebuilding a major operation.
It might be more worthwhile to determine the total weight of bombs carried per aircraft for the 2 types. If we determine how many of each type served in Bomber Command and then divide the relevant tonnage figures by those numbers we'd get a gross "per airframe" throw weight of ordnance.