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- 8/27/2003 9:31:14 PM

odog1999

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The A-20's and B-26's were very accuate when they did low-level bombing, and were durable enough to take hits from AAA and still fly. B-17's and B-24's more often than not caused as many friendly as they did enemy casualties. The only times they didn't were D-Day because they bombers were concerned enought about shorts to hold of dropping bombs for crucial seconds, hence miles inland from the beaches, and during Monty's crossing of the Rhine.

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- 9/1/2003 11:24:17 PM

Marek Tucan

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[QUOTE=Belisarius]I think the 8th AF regarded anywhere within a 500 yard *radius* from the target as a direct hit. Outside was good too.

In all, level bombers in SP:WAW are more of an exotic extra which is useful for some scenarios I guess (like D-day). In ordinary battles, they're a waste of resources.

I wouldn't be surprised if WWII ground commanders viewed them in the same way...might do some good, but don't count on it.[/QUOTE]

AFAIK one US Inf division (don't remember the numer) refused to be given ANY aerial support after few incidents in Normandy:) And somewhere I have read a nasty joke (Oh, it was G. Reagan's "Guiness book of military errors" if my re-translation of the title is correct...):

"When the Brits are bombing, Germans hide. When Germans are bombing, Allies hide, when the Americans are bombing, everyone hides":p

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