Me 262 should have been used as a bomber?

[CJE]

Tony,
Jabos were definitely of little military value.
However, they achieved one thing: they pinned down part of the Fighter Command which would have been more useful elsewhere, in particular over Malta.
Moreover, their raids had a good influence on the morale of the Germans as they gave the illusion that the Luftwaffe was still on the offensive in the West. Their low loss rate was also good for propaganda purposes.

Chris

[tcolvin]

Originally Posted by CJE

Tony,
Jabos were definitely of little military value.
However, they achieved one thing: they pinned down part of the Fighter Command which would have been more useful elsewhere, in particular over Malta.
Moreover, their raids had a good influence on the morale of the Germans as they gave the illusion that the Luftwaffe was still on the offensive in the West. Their low loss rate was also good for propaganda purposes.

Chris

Chris.

Agreed, and a fair summing up. It will also serve for me as an epitaph for this thread.

You could have added Singapore where the absence of a strong Fighter Command, which was kicking its heels in Britain, contributed, and unlike Malta, to unmitigated disaster.

Tony