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Nice little history of Electronic warfare in the Soviet Union. The point was about "X Gerat" without it bombing Moscow would have been very difficult in July and August, if not very inaccurate.
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Moscow in 1941 was very big city indeed, and Luftwaffe pilots had know the route to it very well. Many Lufthansa pilot had flown this route before 22.06.41 (Berlin to Moscow and again). So, to find the huge target like Moscow it was not very difficoult for German crews in 1941.
Such tool like "X Gerat" made much more easy precise and in night bombing, but without it German crews would attack Moscow too, with "no problmes".
They could fly and attack in night. They did it many times over "London" in 1940/41.
In August and September 1941 in responce for atttack of Moscow had attacked Soviet bomber crews Berlin with such sophisticated tool and they had found the main traget too (at least 4 times from 9 missions plus 1 more mission done by TB-7 and Yer-2 = 10 missions).
The distance from island Sarema to Berlin was much more longer, then from German airstrips to Moscow. Soviet pilots could find the way in much more difficoult operational conditions in night too. Much route were over the see.
Moscow and Berlin was very big cites indeed, but to find Kremlin in night it was not so easy art. Such tool had helped much in blind flights and precise attack. Without it they could attack too.
regards,
mw.
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I am not sure but Moscow had more citisens and area then Berlin in 1941.