jon_j_rambo Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Yes, I'd love to see the USAF do their duty & firebomb Germany. SC-2 needs to get this right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoat Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 How much firebombing did the USAAF really do in Europe? I thought that was a predominantly British thing, since they couldn't visually acquire targets at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Half way through World War II, the United States Army Air Force began its own bombing missions over Germany. While the Royal Air Force relied on the cover of darkness to carry out its aerial raids the USAAF preferred to attack by daylight, claiming greater accuracy and lesser threat to civilians. Although both strategies had their advantages and problems, the overall impact of this relentless pounding of German cities and industries had a telling effect on the outcome of the war. Strangely, Germany retaliated initially by increasing industrial production, but the sheer tonnage of explosive delivered by day and by night was eventually sufficient to cause widespread damage, and, more importantly from a military point of view, force Germany to divert resources to counter it. This was to be the real significance of the Allied strategic bombing campaign - resource allocation. The twin campaigns - the US by day, the Commonwealth by night - built up into massive bombing of German industrial areas, notably the Ruhr followed by attacks directly on cities such as Hamburg and the more often-criticized bombing of Dresden. Albert Speer, Hitler’s Minister of Industries, has gone on record to admit that the bombing caused crucial production problems particularly on Germany’s ambitious U-Boat industry. For three years Allied bombers systematically bombed industrial plants and cities all over the Reich, reducing much of urban Germany to rubble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Tokyo got a nice taste of firebombing, mmm, mmm, good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoat Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 I know we burnt the crap out of Japan, and I know we bombed the crap out of Germany, I was just wondering how much firebombing we did in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 "Who's 'We' sucka?" --- Robber "Smith, Wesson, & Me" --- Clint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoat Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 You know darn well that when it came to bombing both the Germans, and the Japs the only "we" it could possibly be is the good old US of AAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Dude, my ICQ# 234-993-018, lets play SC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 We play an edited game, giving all sides Bombers with technology +5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoat Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Dude, I would love to force the "drunken master", or whatever it is you call yourself, to surrender in shame, but the sad fact of the matter is good ole SC isn't on the HD right now. One day, my good fellow, I shall take you up on your challenge, and there will be much merriment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoat Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Note: "merriment" does not equal "gayness". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Sounds like you need to dish out $25 & buy SC before you start getting involved in SC-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoat Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 You speak the truth, oh wise American one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Son, report for duty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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