"The British strategic bomber campaign was of doubtful cost effectiveness" . Bomber Command was by far the largest claimant on labour and factory space within the armed forces. Relative to their size they suffered more casualties than any other sector.

The Anglo-American bomber force was divided in terms of strategy. Bomber Command believed it was too risky to bomb by day, while the Americans believed it was too difficult to bomb by night. Initially both forces lacked accurate navigational equipment, which deterred them from precision bombing.

Germany developed a 'night fighter' force to counteract the bomber fleet. They were equipped with an on board radar, which enabled them to locate the bombers in the darkness. The German industry was sub-divided in an attempt to minimise the effectiveness of bombing raids.

Both the Britain and Germany made substantial scientific developments throughout the course of the war. Prior to the development of the Lancaster, the British Air Force lacked a long-range bomber, capable of carrying substantial bomb loads. Wattson

German countermeasures proved to be sufficient in that, they initially limited the effectiveness of the bombing raids. To offset nightly raids, the Luftwaffe established a 'night fighter' force. The force comprised of Me109's fighters, which were equipped with a comparatively long wave radar, called the 'Metric' system. Bomber Commands loses steadily mounted throughout 1943. By March 1944, the situation was becoming desperate. "The German air defences had got on top of the night bombers and were inflicting an insupportable casualty rate upon them [Bomber Command]. In March 1944 Bomber Command was no longer in a position to sustain a major night offensive against German cities... The German night fighter force, destroyed more than the equivalent of the whole front line of Bomber Command." The night fighters proved to be an effective defence against allied bombers. Bomber Command was ineffectual until the development of the Mustang fighter.

It was inevitable that both sides would make scientific discoveries throughout the course of the war.

Between Jan. 12-23 of 1943 President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill meet at Casablanca, to plan the 'future global military strategy for the Western Allies'. The work of the conference was primarily military; deciding on the invasion of Silicy, apportioning forces to the Pacific theatre and outlining major lines of attack in the Far East. Most important of all was Roosevelt's claims for the "unconditional surrender" from Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Even if the Luftwaffe had found a way to combat the Mustang, they would have had no fuel to do so. Allied forces advancing from the Normandy beachhead were overrunning many of the aerodromes. While at the same time the German army was forced to abandon a lot of its equipment reliant on gasoline, because of the acute shortage.

-The Battle of Britain 1940, Historical News, March 1979, Vincent Orange

Watt foresaw the need for an early detection system; he developed the 'Radiolocation' system, which alerted Britain to invading forces. The German Air Force developed an on board radar, called the 'Metric system', which was equipped to German night fighters.

Hamburg suffered heavily at the hands of the bomber fleet. The bombing raids disabled the production of German U-boats.

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