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Old August 23rd 04, 10:57 PM
Dave Eadsforth
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In article , ArtKramr
writes

The tighter the formation you fly the tighter the bomb pattern on the ground
and the more damage you do to the enemy.


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For a single pass at the target, that sounds okay - as long as the
formation as a whole is mastered accurately. However, how did the
formation attack compare with say a long string of B17s in trail, each
aiming individually? The formation attack must be all or nothing,
whereas the trail attack must result in a number of well-aimed drops
amongst the average ones.

Cheers,

Dave

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