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From: sparap@comp.mscs.mu.edu (Rodney Sparapani)
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Subject: Re: WWII city bombings
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Date: 1 May 91 19:09:23 GMT
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From: sparap@comp.mscs.mu.edu (Rodney Sparapani)


  During WWII, British bombers did most of the night bombing which I think
is what you are trying to explain.  These night bombings(sometimes called
carpet bombing in the papers) used overkill strategy to accommodate for
innacurracy and often took out entire cities instead of the target.
The day missions were flown mostly by Americans and relied on accuracy.
The well-trained Bombadiers with their Norden bombsights could hit what
they were aiming at but under air harassment and flak it was not easy.
When they first started the bomber campaign, there was little or no
fighter support.  By the time support reached adequate levels, many
German industries went underground and were actually increasing production.

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Rodney Sparapani (sparap@compsys.mu.edu)  Marquette U Dept of Math/Stat&CS   
(414) 289-9193  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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