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Early in the war, a German air raid on an important (or not very important) city would more likely just piss us off, in the same way as we were furious with the Japanese. Maybe the US would even treat its own African-American soldiers better than the German PoWs.First they have to be able to do it, which the Germans couldn't really. In Germany's case it's a bit of a red herring in its impact given that from 1943 its cities are being rained on by day and night. I doubt the propaganda value of one aeroplane dropping a few bombs aimlessly over the USA will have much impact on the German people being subjected to the likes of the Hamburg raids, but I get your point, Dave.
Well, anything more than a nuisance raid (a few balloons with an incendiary bomb) early in the war could have had some consequences as several hundred towns all screamed that they were more important than their neighbor and needed costal defenses more than they did.Early in the war, a German air raid on an important (or not very important) city would more likely just piss us off, in the same way as we were furious with the Japanese. Maybe the US would even treat its own African-American soldiers better than the German PoWs.
Be a bit harder to keep German bombers attacking the Northeast US under wraps than the baloon-borne Fu-Go bombs that were tiny and landed in the middle of nowhere.The Military worked real hard to keep the Japanese Fu-Go balloon bombs under wraps, too.
West coast as well...Well, anything more than a nuisance raid (a few balloons with an incendiary bomb) early in the war could have had some consequences as several hundred towns all screamed that they were more important than their neighbor and needed costal defenses more than they did.
Thousands of soldiers stationed up and down the east coast with penny packets of guns delaying the forming up and shipping out of the first divisions to send overseas.
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The Japanese nearly scored a huge victory with their balloons, when one came down (of all places) at the Hanford Site, causing a short circuit in the power lines to the reactor's cooling system!Be a bit harder to keep German bombers attacking the Northeast US under wraps than the baloon-borne Fu-Go bombs that were tiny and landed in the middle of nowhere.
March of '45When did that happen? I never heard of that before.
Here is a link where you can spend a couple of days reading. And there is much more if you search around a bit. The American Theater of OperationsWhat was the state of coastal air defence of the United States during WW2?
I Imagine that the east coast would be well defended due to the concentration of industry in that region, the north east in particular.
My question stems from the start of this Megaprojects video, in which the myth of a bomber flight to the US east coast is mentioned.
I would think that such a flight would have been intercepted by US aircraft.
Remember what Richard Blane said to Major Strasser, "there are certain sections of New York I wouldn't advise you to try and invade"