Comments by "calvingreene90" (@calvingreene90) on "The Drydock - Episode 077" video.

In all fairness to the B-17 bombers the USofA Army Air Force doctrine called for massive formations of high altitude bombers to cover the ships evasive maneuvers when attacking ships which they did not have available anywhere at the time.
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@jlsperling1 The time between dropping the bombs and impact was why doctrine called for huge formations. By the time that the Army was getting enough B-17s to meet doctrine they had been withdrawn from the Pacific theater.
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