Comments by "Big Blue" (@bigblue6917) on "The Ki-20; Mitsubishi’s Monstrous White Elephant" video.

With a top speed of 78 MPH that means that WW1 biplanes could shoot them down.
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@rob5944 Funny you should mention the head wind blowing the aircraft backwards. The earliest British and French WW1 aircraft were very slow and did have this problem while returning from flying over German lines. The only way the could return to their own lines was to tack across the wind like a sailing boat. The Luftwaffe was to all intents and purposes as tactical arm of the German army with a limited strategic role. I have to agree with you about the effect of strategic bombing on civilians. Actually this was known much earlier from the Zeppelin and later Gotha bomber raids on Britain in WW1. Something often missed about the raids on Britain in WW1 was that much of what was put in place to deal with them meant that Britain was much better prepared for the Battle of Britain
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@kentl7228 True but once one was shot down and the realisation that the monster could be slain set in the level of fear was not the same. Also the Zeppelins were never as effective as it was thought they would be. For one thing most nights the wind came from the west which made it a headwind for Zeppelins flying towards England. And if it was a strong headwind this would often mean they would be diverted to other lesser targets. This made them less effective as far as Germany was concerned. And as soon as the Gotha bombers were available in sufficient numbers Zeppelin raids were stopped. Interestingly one of those involved in the fight against these raids was General Hugh Dowding who as Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding would lead the Royal air Force during the Battle of Britain.
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@mirthenary the SE5A had a top speed of 138 MPH so yes it could catch it.
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@grahvis SE5A could catch it with all its engines.
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@neoclassic09 I'd pay to watch that
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@jonathanklein383 The British SE5A could do 138 MPH
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