Operation Goodwood was a major British defeat. An excellent example where massive aerial bombardment of military units didn't work.
Rubbish. It is perhaps most sympathetically described as a tactical defeat with a strategic victory. in terms of losses, it was heavily in favour of the allies.
5 allied divs versus the equivalent of 9 axis divs. 400 tanks lost versus about 100 91400 committed versus 377, however of that 400 over 300 were salvaged and repaired. Very few German AFVs were retrieved, because they lost the ground. 4000 casulaties versus at least 8500 (at least, including 2500 POWs). Successfully drew off the German armour in preparation for cobra....please enlighten me as to how this was a defeat??? And the use of carpet bombing was a key factor in this operation. A little ham fisted and clumsy, that much i will concede but a defeat....just who are you attempt to delude here
Tactical bombers were successfully used in direct support in a number of operations in the pacific, and in several battles in Italy and north Africa. The Germans used them for this purpose all the time in the east, with some heavy losses, admittedly, but effectively neverhteless. operations over Sevastpol come to mind as do the operations around Smolensk in 1941.
Level bombers were best used as interdiction weapons....denying mobility and access on the battlefield and in the approaches to the battlefield. they were not so good against moving targets, that I would grant you, but thats a long way short of them never being used, or never being effectively used for direct support.....