I think I remember hearing that the clouds caused problems and unfortunately

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Jun 6, 2023
10:11:37pm

Zip All-American

I think I remember hearing that the clouds caused problems and unfortunately

some of the bombing missed or landed on our own troops.

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Zip

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One D-Day question I've never heard an answer to: why didn't the Allies just

macdizzle

Jun 6, 10:05pm

Clouds

Flippy

Jun 6, 10:07pm

I think our best offense was surprise.

Cougarclaw

Jun 6, 10:08pm

It would have given away our landing spot.

8-track

Jun 6, 10:10pm

They bombed the German defenses

SageOwl

Jun 6, 10:10pm

Thank you.

macdizzle

Jun 6, 10:11pm

Many of the beaches were easy to breach as a result of the bombing and the deception of Operation Fortitude

HuskerFan2

Jun 6, 10:22pm

I've also read they tried to do this, but from high altitude with B17's. Clouds made this more inaccurate.

PogiCoug

Jun 6, 10:41pm

Meant of OP, but works here too

PogiCoug

Jun 6, 10:42pm

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Sandstone Cougar

Jun 7, 12:11am

I think I remember hearing that the clouds caused problems and unfortunately

Zip

Jun 6, 10:11pm

My guess: surprise and inaccurate bombers

Mike Bolton

Jun 6, 10:14pm

Good point. I'm thinking in terms of dropping a bomb on a dime like today.

macdizzle

Jun 6, 10:16pm

That is a very recent development.

Copelius

Jun 6, 10:27pm

They did, but it didn't work. There was no such thing as precision bombing at

cvd6262

Jun 6, 10:18pm

Malcom Gladwell recently released on a book on this

Carnac

Jun 6, 10:41pm

I think I saw a YouTube that said the sperry bombsight was better.

Mike Bolton

Jun 6, 10:49pm

Plus I'm a hack

PogiCoug

Jun 6, 10:43pm

The Navy shelled the yewt out of the beaches and hillsides just prior to the

Carnac

Jun 6, 10:38pm

Did this most places. Largely ineffective. Iwo Jima is another example

Blueto

Jun 6, 10:41pm

The had heavy bombardment before and during the invasion. My neighbor in our

CanuckUte

Jun 6, 10:46pm

Also, Germans expected the attack further east from Normandy, at Pas de Calais..

ABN RGR

Jun 6, 10:47pm

Sidebar story on D-Day linked to James Doohan, "Scotty" on Star Trek

CoogsWin

Jun 6, 10:50pm

Fun story. I am sure he was glad to have normal conversation instead of goofballs asking him to say “she can’t

Sandstone Cougar

Jun 7, 12:12am

Naval bombardment mostly overshot the beach fortifications; even in Desert Storm

BlueInfidel

Jun 7, 1:38am

I just watched a show about this. The B-26s were assigned to Utah beach and

scvcoog

Jun 7, 9:26am

I think that was part of it

Carnac

Jun 7, 10:37am

One of the other issues at Omaha (and Utah for that matter) was the US forces

CanuckUte

Jun 7, 11:25am

They did:

Jun 14, 7:24pm

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