08-06-19, 11:14 AM
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Gefallen Engel U-666
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbuna
1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima by the US B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay"
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PUTTING 'PAID' TO GEN CURTIS LEMAYS BELIEF THE WAR COULD BE WON FROM THE AIR ALONE...
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The Joint Target Group compiled a list of the 22 most
important industrial cities in Japan. The new directive was
issued to LeMay on April 3. Top priorities were Nakajima -
Mushimo and Mitsubishi - both at Nagoya. Also listed were
urban areas of Tokyo, Kawasaki, Nagoya, and Osaka.(43) The
Joint Target Group based their selection on the premise that
the home islands would be invaded. LeMay's fire attacks had
been so successful in March however, that some of Arnold's
staff believed the war could be won exclusively from the
air. LeMay did. In April he wrote in a private letter, "I
consider that for the first time strategic air bombardment
faces a situation in which its strength is proportionate to
the magnitude of the task. I feel that the destruction of
Japan's ability to wage war lies within the capability of
this command."
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BY THE TIME HIROSHIMA SUFFERED HISTORY'S FIRST BIG BANG THEORY THE DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE...
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