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Originally Posted by Griffon
To come back to the original topic:
the Battle, compared to other single engine light bombers or assault planes in 1939/40 was completely outdated, no matter how one puts it.
it carried a light payload and was weakly armed and armoured, and even if it got through to its targets, it could never hit them with the same precision as a Stuka for example could.
phil
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But, Phil, that is no reason for calling the Battle outdated, but a reason for calling the requirement for the Battle as plain wrong.
Place the blame where it belongs, on the tactical ineptitude of Bomber Command, not on the poor sods who designed and built what the RAF said it wanted, and by all accounts did a good job of it.