[tcolvin]

OK, Juha, then can you explain why the priority target in 1941 was ignored in 1943?

Kutscha's quote makes no sense to me other than as a rationalisation of a decision made on other grounds; (An attack was extensively debated during the course of the war. It was not undertaken partly because it was believed that the German power grid was highly developed and that losses in one area could be compensated by switching power from another.)

Perhaps there was fear of retaliation, or US shareholders in RWE objected to their asset being destroyed? I have heard both of these suggested.

Tony