A 'what if' question RE: LW vs 8th AF

[mars]

Originally Posted by drgondog

Mars - you repeatedly and consistently miss the point of the value of repeated small faroce low level 10pm to 3am attacks on US airfields. 1.) it forces the 8th AF to build revetments to protect aircraft, bomb and fuel dumps. 2.) it forces 8t (and 9th) to quit fueling up in afternoons for following day missions.

If the 8th is forced to account for the POSSIBLE damage of fully fueld aircraft lounging on hardstands, then they will required to diminish the rsk by re-fueling in the morning while keeping one eye tot he east.

That Forces missions to start late and return later - creating more possble early evening successes.. etc, etc

You also repeately and consistently miss the point that 1) If Luftwaffe tried to repeated small faroce low level 10pm to 3am attacks, most possibly they would fail to find the airbase 2) if Luftwaffe tried to enter the UK air space in higher altitude, and only dive to low lever AFTER THEY LOCATE USSAF AIR BASES, then they would suffered very high losses to RAF night air defense system without achieve anything 3) you miss the point that Luftwaffe did try night ground attack in UK by fighter bomber, it FAILED MISERABLY.
And I also notice that now you switch back to the ground attack, and give up mixing into USSAF heavy bombers stream when Americans were returning to their base