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Date: October 26, 2025
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"You can't build towers on water tiles"
Me pointing at this
That’s pretty practical! Imagine being a bomber not expecting anything and then suddenly being ambushed from the middle of open water.
Alba Gu Bra Long Live Scotland
The real measure is how much bombing they prevented once Germans knew that corridor was not a safe option
Interesting
Hit it with a torpedo
Now the enemy doesn't fly over, it comes in little rubber boats.
These always remind me of the drawings of the Martian invaders in Wells' "War of the Worlds".
Don't be fooled by how relatively poor AA guns were earlier in the war against manned aircraft. British QF 3.7" (94mm) guns needed over 18,000 shells to hit a single Luftwaffe aircraft in 1940.
1) The V1 flying bombs flew a steady sourse and speed making them quite predictable targets.
2) The crucial invention of the proximity fuse for AA shells meant a near miss would trigger the shell to explode and still get a hit.
3) Advancements in target predictor equipment for AA guns.
By the end of June 1944, AA guns were knocking down over 75% of V1 doodlebugs that they engaged. The mix of QF 3.7" and 40mm Bofors gun batteries were averaging around 100 to 150 shells fired for each V1 hit. A far cry from 1940 and an indication of the advances in technology in less than 4 years.
Not forgetting Radio Sutch Radio City and Radio 390