Bomber Stream
The bomber stream ( English : bomber stream ) was a tactical air attack concept that was developed by the Bomber Command of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II to overcome the German air defense positions of the Kammhuber Line .
The bomber stream consisted of a large number of bomber formations staggered one behind the other. The aim of this new tactical measure was to selectively overtax the German air defense capacity within a single defense zone through a mass deployment. The first use of the new tactical bomber power concept was the 1000 bomber attack against Cologne in the night of 30th to 31st May 1942. The bomber power tactic proved to be very successful and was used until the last days of the war, also as one centrally organized German air defense had long since ceased to exist.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Thousand Bomber raids, May 30/31 (Cologne) to August 17, 1942. ( Memento of the original from August 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on: raf.mod.uk
- ^ David M. Blum: A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Electronic Warfare Tactics with application to the World War II Era. ( Memento of June 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 4.1 MB) pp. 20–34.
