2. It is not possible for us to forecast whether the above prerequisites of success will be realised. Too much importance should not be attached to past experience since the policy, scale and methods of attack have changed. 3. So long as visual aiming is essential to effective night attack, weather conditions will introduce an unpredictable element into all estimates. If it became possible to locate by other methods a target area suited to the force available, both the efficacy and the predictability of night operations would be greatly increased.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- France Germany Great Britain Italy Russia
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/107/44
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/107
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0107.044
- Keywords
- Effects Of Bombing Tactics German War Effort German Morale Industry Oil Transportation Military Operations Battle Of The Atlantic Weapons Production Factories Military Supplies Anti-aircraft Defence Air Raid Precautions Camouflage Psychology Defeatism Air Raids
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 25
- Persons Discussed
- Denis Capel-Dunn Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson John Godfrey Charles Medhurst Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
