[Milsurplus] Fwd: Re: Milsurplus Digest, Vol 171, Issue 44

[Bruce Gentry]

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Subject: 	Re: [Milsurplus] Milsurplus Digest, Vol 171, Issue 44
Date: 	Thu, 2 Aug 2018 09:29:58 -0400
From: 	Bruce Gentry <ka2ivy at verizon.net>
To: 	Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com>



The British were the main advocates of night time area bombing with a
mix of explosive and incendiary bombs. One of their views was that
buildings and machinery can be rebuilt or replaced within weeks, but it
takes 20 years to replace the machine operators. The US also adopted
night area fire bombing on Japan, which drew a great deal of
controversy. When reconessance photos showed machine tools and other
workshop items in the residential area ruins, opposition to the attacks
was reduced.

        Bruce Gentry,  KA2IVY


On 8/2/18 2:43 AM, Hubert Miller wrote:
> I also read that when incendiaries, firebombs were used, there was NO repairing. All the factory machine tools were gone.
>
> -Hue
>
>> I just watched Malcolms Norden Bombsight talk. I believe he said of the 10% that fell within the 700+acre site, 16 % FAILED to explode, the rest blew up!
> Damage was repaired in two weeks.
> 73
> Jeff Kruth
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