bobbysocks
Chief Master Sergeant
in the other threads we have been throwing back and forth the likely outcomes if the alles had no P 51s or any other long range escort that could contend with the LW. i am not going to extend that debate to this thread but pose the scenario. the allies have halted all daylight bombing that is beyond the reach of the current fighter escorts. northern france, north east germany are still within strinking distance from england but beyond that only bombed during the night time hours. now some resources are freed up and are able to be shipped to the eastern front to bolster the retreating units....the LW and especially the 262 units unmolested and able to repair and rearm in relative peace is actually able to grow in strength and experience. the war would have taken on a different complexion. would the outcome have been the same? what we do know is that the US had nuclear capability to bomb japan on aug 6, 1945. so here's my question. if the war in europe had stalled out or gains ground to slow achievments on both fronts and the US now had the "bomb" and 2 adversaries....how would it best be deployed and against whom? what would be the criteria and drawbacks?
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