Group: soc.history.war.world-war-ii
From: Cubdriver
Date: Friday, March 07, 2008 12:04 AM
Subject: Re: Does top speed make a difference in a bomber?

On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:35:57 -0500, Rich Rostrom
wrote:

>Let's assume the target plane
>(T) is on a return leg, and is 100
>miles from the edge of the
>defended zone when detected by
>the ground observers.

Or, as they say in the navy, A stern chase is a long chase.

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