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Originally Posted by tcolvin
Nick.
I'll look forward to that with interest. I'm sure in the end we will agree.
1. 2 TAF, like Bomber Command, was not interested in the material damage being caused but argued the effect on morale was sufficient justification for the enormous resources being devoted to Air...
6. Surely this debate can now be put to rest. Of course Typhoons caused damage. But they caused less damage to the Wehrmacht than more suitable aircraft would have done.
Tony
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Morale effect was maybe a consideration but what you seem to ignore is
disruption. Allied air power severely restricted the mobility of German ground forces throughout the NW Europe campaign and the movement of supplies to the front. A tank is just as dead without fuel and shells as it would be from a direct hit.
Question 1: did this "more suitable aircraft" exist and if so what was it?
Question 2: do you think the German
Schlachtgeschwader in the East were a waste of time too?