Comments by "David Elliott" (@davidelliott5843) on "“Germany Had No Interest in Heavy Bombers” – The Junkers Ju 89" video.

  1. Heavy bombers were not all they were racked up to be. Lots of eggs (weapons and crew) in relatively few baskets. It docent take many hits to prevent a bomber completing its mission. However, using double the number of fast bombers spreads the risk yet delivers the same total tonnage of bombs. I'm thinking about Junkers Ju88 and DeHavilland Mosquito. Double the plane numbers need no more engines, yet 1/2 the crew is at risk and defines get swamped. The Mossie bomber even packed the punch of a fighter. Lancaster was great for the spectaculars (dams and tallboys) but failing to make proper use of the Mossie was huge miss for the RAF.
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