davebender
1st Lieutenant
That price must be paid if you want to hit the target. Otherwise you are simply exporting bombs that hit nothing of military or economic value.
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Bombing accuracy of B-17 and B-24 groups in WW2
An average B17 group could place 32.4% of its bombs within 1,000 feet of a factory building. B24 groups averaged 30.4%. But these level bombers were flying at 25 to 30,000 feet.
Yes. If the target is important then the price must be paid in blood.are you saying that its preferable to accept attrition rates of 25% plus per mission, so as to get the bombs on target.
Yes. If the target is important then the price must be paid in blood.
However we are talking about 25% of a relatively small attacking force. A single squadron of low level bombers will probably get the job done as the bombs will be on target. You can also employ flak suppression measures immediately prior to bombing. That's a good job for fighter-bombers. Machineguns and 20mm cannon will not destroy hard targets but they work fine for killing AA gun crews.
Why do you say that? Mass level bombing attacks on battlefield targets were used repeatedly by both the USA and Britain. I cannot think of a single instance where this method was effective.Battlefield targets can only be dealt with at altitude by mass saturation bombing, so ensuring that nothing can survive.
Operation Goodwood was a major British defeat. An excellent example where massive aerial bombardment of military units didn't work.
Operation Goodwood was a major British defeat. An excellent example where massive aerial bombardment of military units didn't work.