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Would Bombing New York City by Germany made any difference in WWII
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It makes me wonder though, if Germany had of carried out a strategic bombing campaign (of course not anywhere near the size of the Allied efforts!) against the United States, is it likely that its people and government would have called out for more home defence' of its nation in the form of greater number of defencive fighter / interceptors and anti aircraft artillery - which would otherwise been sent overseas for offensive use.
I have no doubt that Germany would have been far better of putting its research, resources and efforts into an America Bomber, instead of the likes of the V2 rocket project.
After all this same bomber program would have been very useful against otherwise immune targets in the Urals and beyond
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Pioneer
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Originally posted by Pioneer View PostIt makes me wonder though, if Germany had of carried out a strategic bombing campaign (of course not anywhere near the size of the Allied efforts!) against the United States, is it likely that its people and government would have called out for more home defence' of its nation in the form of greater number of defencive fighter / interceptors and anti aircraft artillery - which would otherwise been sent overseas for offensive use.
I have no doubt that Germany would have been far better of putting its research, resources and efforts into an America Bomber, instead of the likes of the V2 rocket project.
After all this same bomber program would have been very useful against otherwise immune targets in the Urals and beyond
Regards
Pioneer
The most of Luftwaffe could ever have managed was a couple of small raids, good propaganda but nothing else
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Originally posted by Triple C View PostNot in this universe! They barely put a dent on England and that was their best shot.
I never knew that Hitler had a desire to attack the US; you learn something new everyday.
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this thread deserves half of a necro.There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."- Isaac Asimov
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The whole problem stems around, what type of aircraft would undertake the role of bombing US targets, at what cost to German industry and the economy?
In reality the Germans never invested enough in the scheme for an Amerika Bomber to be a threat. Had they gone all out on the Me 264 (which was really an aerodynamic test bed) it would have been at the earliest late 1947 before production samples would have entered service.
Like many German plans and concepts it was never really thought through and financed to be just another pee and wind project.
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