What was the One Thing that won WWII?

[Gemhorse]

Awwww, I dunno ???!! - Tallboys and Grand Slams LOOK the same, just differ in weight n' dimension....Whadda you reckon, Lanc ?.....

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

he's right, the bombs on the pic are tallboys, but that's an all up weight of 44,000lbs, are you sure??

 

[Lightning Guy]

It was tested post-war with a 42,000lb 'earthquake bomb' known as the T-12. I think it's possible.

 

[lesofprimus]

The T-12 was just an absolutly insane weapon...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

how much modification did it need for this??

 

[Lightning Guy]

Not an accessive amount. The main modification was to remove the bomb bay doors as well as a section of fuselage between the two bays allowing the bomb to be carried in a semi-recessed position. I imagine some weight saving measures were required but I'm not sure how extensive they were.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it would require huge weight saving measures................

 

[hundy]

I would have to say that allied resources won the war.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

or their weight in numbers................

 

[cheddar cheese]

Radar won un the BoB, and Victory in the BoB was crucial.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

but it only stoped the german advance, it was several years before we could counter attack..............

 

[cheddar cheese]

But if they'd taken Britain, we wouldnt have been able to counter attack at all. And Japan might not have attacked Pearl Harbour.

 

[lesofprimus]

There are 2 factors i think that won the war in the ETO... Strength in numbers, and the bombing of Germanys industrial might..... No oil, no ball bearings ect ect ect....

 

[cheddar cheese]

It was a combination of lots of things to be honest

 

[lesofprimus]

I would agree with u.. Hitler was a military moron... Kinda like having LBJ run the Vietnam war for us.....

But the 2 that made the biggest impact attrition-wise, were the ones I listed....

 

[cheddar cheese]

I agree.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

well partly their lack of fuel aswell................

 

[lesofprimus]

No oil, no ball bearings ect ect ect....

I said that earlier....

 

[cheddar cheese]

He knows, he just likes finding tacky excuses to post

 

[Gemhorse]

Trouble is, they didn't get on to those two target-types until much later in the War...Bomber Command didn't go for 'particular targets', preferring to lay waste to many different industries, wearing them down, city by city....But you are correct, they did get onto these 'panacea' targets, there were just an awful lot of other industries that had to be dealt with first, such as aircraft industries so that they could gain Air Superiority over Germany and the Occupied Countries....