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From: christ@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Chris Thompson)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Guns on bombers (was Re: Dirigibles & airships)
Message-ID: <1991Jun27.013308.27187@cbnews.cb.att.com>
Date: 27 Jun 91 01:33:08 GMT
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From: christ@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Chris Thompson)
In article <1991Jun20.015312.27909@cbnews.cb.att.com> Steve.Hix@Eng.Sun.COM (Eolid enthusiast) writes:
          Re: dropping guns from bombers: 
>The USAAF followed his idea in the bombing campaign against Japan.
>
>Under Gen. LeMay, they switched from precision daylight bombing by B-29's
>to low-level night attacks, tossing all but the tail guns to get better range
>and speed, and losses plummeted.
>
>
Were the lower losses due to dropping the guns or going in at night, at low
level?

Chris Thompson

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