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i am currently reading the excellent third book from Greg Baughen "The RAF in the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain: A Reappraisal of Army and Air Policy 1938-1940" in which he is very critical about the non use of the RAF Bomber Command 'heavies' during the critical phases of the Battle of France.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1781555257/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

this got me thinking - what difference would another 250 bombers have made

  • more casualties if used in daylight ?
  • more damage on the choke point bridges at Maastricht and Sedan ? A Hampden or Wellington carries 4 x the bombload of a Battle or Blenheim
  • bombs scattered around countryside if used at night ?
  • fighters having to do close escort (didn't work for the light bombers)
leaving aside the doctrinal almost religious devotion to strategic bombing which meant the equipment was not suited for tactical or even interdiction bombing could they have made a material difference.
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