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2132:, and how many would be lost through collisions. Minimizing the former demanded a densely packed stream, as the controllers of a night fighter flying a defensive 'box' could only direct a maximum of six potential interceptions per hour, and the flak gunners could not concentrate on all the available targets at once.
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The bomber stream allowed a bombing raid to be completed in a shorter time, further overwhelming the defensive tactics of the German forces. The earlier RAF tactic of sending bombers on individual routes meant that it could take four hours before all its planes would pass over their target; the
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controller within their zone. While the
Himmelbett control center could only handle two fighters, this was adequate for dealing with the RAF Bomber Command tactic of sending its night bombers individually, with each bomber plotting its own route to the target, to avoid flak concentrations.
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navigation system allowed the RAF bombers to fly a long, tight, formation in the dark—a 'stream of bombers' flying a common route at the same speed to and from the target, each aircraft being allotted a
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The
Kammhuber Line consisted of three layers of zones of about 32 km long (north–south) and 20 km wide (east–west). In each zone there were two German
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A typical bomber stream of 600 to 700 aircraft was on average 8 or 10 miles (13 or 16 km) broad, and 4,000 to 6,000 feet (1,200 to 1,800 m) deep.
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2108:, Bomber Command reorganized their attacks into streams carefully positioned to fly right down the middle of a cell. The introduction of the
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The tactic proved successful and was used until the last days of the war, when centrally-organised German air defences had ceased to exist.
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707:
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A Game-Theoretic
Analysis of Electronic Warfare Tactics with application to the World War II Era
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2128:, the RAF estimated the number of bombers likely to be lost to enemy night fighters and
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70:
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and did some of the research that preceded the introduction of the bomber stream.
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band and a time slot in a bomber stream to minimize the risk of formation
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The
Thousand Bomber raids, 30/31 May (Cologne) to 17 August 1942
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The first use of the bomber stream was the first 1,000 bomber
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At the urging of
British scientific military strategist
2326:RAF strategic bombing during the Second World War
2290:RAF Bomber Command's Operational Research Section
2164:List of World War II electronic warfare equipment
2139:bomber stream reduced this window to 90 minutes.
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2124:In one of the first applications of statistical
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2014:
2100:'boxes' through which the bomber stream flew
2776:Air operations during the Battle of Europe
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2823:Western European theatre of World War II
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985:List of military strategies and concepts
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2288:— article by one of the men who was in
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2771:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
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2202:, MIT, pp. 20–34, archived from
2766:Aerial defence of the United Kingdom
2431:Combined Bomber Offensive (1943–44)
2269:"Part I: A Failure of Intelligence"
13:
2787:Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command
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24:within the bomber stream dropping
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2416:Area bombing of cities (1942–43)
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2146:on the night of 30–31 May 1942.
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2344:RAF strategic bombing 1942–1945
2227:Episode 12 – "Whirlwind" – 1973
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1:
2349:Area Bombing Directive (1942)
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2359:Casablanca directive (1943)
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2052:to overwhelm the nighttime
1478:Military–industrial complex
957:Operational manoeuvre group
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2436:Battle of Berlin (1943–44)
2380:Frederick "Prof" Lindemann
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2426:Battle of the Ruhr (1943)
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2245:, UK: RAF, archived from
1542:Loss-of-strength gradient
399:Combat information center
2750:Light Night Strike Force
1860:Military science fiction
1345:Technology and equipment
766:List of military tactics
2096:showing the 'belt' and
1928:Wartime sexual violence
1684:Full-spectrum dominance
1495:Supply-chain management
2828:Aerial warfare tactics
2390:Sir Archibald Sinclair
2375:Arthur "Bomber" Harris
2354:Dehousing paper (1942)
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1840:Awards and decorations
1813:Peace through strength
1788:Low-intensity conflict
1422:Conscientious objector
1295:Area of responsibility
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2535:Boston (Douglas DB-7)
2421:U-boat pens (1943–44)
2411:Oil targets (1940-45)
2090:A map of part of the
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432:Torpedo data computer
422:Ship gun fire-control
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2781:Defence of the Reich
2174:Defence of the Reich
2144:raid against Cologne
2126:operational research
1958:Military occupations
1793:Military engineering
1695:Unrestricted Warfare
1552:Force multiplication
450:Military manoeuvrers
2684:Intruder operations
2498:("Dambusters" raid)
2267:(1 November 2006),
2074:aircraft receiving
1644:Penal military unit
1629:Rules of engagement
1305:Command and control
930:Operations research
394:Director (military)
384:Fire-control system
154:Command and control
35:Part of a series on
2801:Target for Tonight
2385:Sir Charles Portal
2339:Butt Report (1941)
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2078:guidance from the
1753:Counter-insurgency
1674:Command of the sea
1619:Jewish laws on war
1594:Geneva Conventions
1130:Divide and conquer
925:Military operation
890:Tactical objective
389:Fire-control radar
366:Electronic-warfare
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2745:No. 100 Group RAF
2490:(Friedrichshafen)
2273:Technology Review
2169:No. 100 Group RAF
2044:developed by the
2039:saturation attack
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1923:Horses in warfare
1870:Anti-war movement
1773:Gunboat diplomacy
1763:Disaster response
1711:Philosophy of war
1706:Principles of war
1679:Deterrence theory
1624:Right of conquest
1547:Lanchester's laws
1315:Principles of war
1005:Counter-offensive
990:Military campaign
895:Target saturation
818:Counterinsurgency
427:Gun data computer
361:Close air support
323:Aircraft carriers
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2735:No. 6 Group RCAF
2669:Area bombardment
2653:Target indicator
2626:Blockbuster bomb
2441:Transport (1944)
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1778:Humanitarian aid
1716:Security dilemma
1537:Power projection
1320:Economy of force
1300:Chain of command
1015:Defence in depth
1000:Commerce raiding
823:Defeat in detail
159:Defense ministry
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2715:No. 1 Group RAF
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2279:on 29 July 2012
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1288:Organization
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863:Encirclement
743:Radiological
679:Conventional
533:Subterranean
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295:Signal corps
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240:Intelligence
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149:Organization
100:Early modern
2694:Pathfinders
2679:Firebombing
2106:R. V. Jones
1918:War studies
1741:Non-warfare
1669:Appeasement
1634:Martial law
1473:War economy
1412:Transgender
1365:Recruitment
1125:Containment
1010:Culminating
918:Operational
838:Envelopment
781:Air assault
662:Air cavalry
622:Air defence
602:Information
503:Cold-region
468:Battlespace
417:Historical:
263:Land units:
189:Space force
184:Coast guard
117:Late modern
78:Prehistoric
2817:Categories
2641:Grand Slam
2589:Technology
2575:Wellington
2555:Manchester
2480:Operations
2283:1 November
2180:References
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2080:Himmelbett
1978:War crimes
1968:Operations
1875:Foot drill
1845:Battle cry
1758:deterrence
1417:Harassment
1392:Specialism
1215:Technology
1210:Succession
1155:Liberation
1090:Asymmetric
1025:Empty fort
936:Blitzkrieg
905:Withdrawal
868:Investment
647:Camouflage
642:Biological
580:Underwater
555:Amphibious
474:Aerospace
341:Air units:
318:Submarines
127:fourth-gen
122:industrial
110:napoleonic
2601:H2S radar
2550:Lancaster
2504:Hurricane
2488:Bellicose
2471:The Hague
2461:Pforzheim
2451:Heilbronn
2404:Campaigns
2332:Overviews
2119:collision
1865:War novel
1768:Grey-zone
1728:War games
1689:Overmatch
1639:War crime
1589:Desertion
1579:Ceasefire
1574:Armistice
1461:Logistics
1439:Mercenary
1427:Volunteer
1358:Personnel
1330:Engineers
1275:Sociology
1230:World war
1225:Total war
1205:Strategic
1195:Religious
1180:Political
1175:Perpetual
1150:Irregular
1065:Offensive
1040:Defensive
1035:Deception
995:Attrition
848:Guerrilla
843:Formation
786:Airbridge
718:Loitering
632:Artillery
285:Artillery
235:Engineers
203:Irregular
174:Air force
22:Lancaster
2759:See also
2565:Stirling
2560:Mosquito
2530:Blenheim
2523:Aircraft
2496:Chastise
2153:See also
1880:War song
1855:War film
1488:Materiel
1407:Children
1387:Training
1325:Medicine
1310:Doctrine
1265:Training
1200:Resource
1185:Princely
1135:Economic
1120:Conquest
1115:Colonial
1110:Cold war
1095:Blockade
980:Strategy
952:Maneuver
713:Infantry
669:Chemical
523:Mountain
483:Airborne
346:Fighters
313:Warships
268:Infantry
194:Reserves
142:Military
2662:Tactics
2636:Tallboy
2580:Whitley
2570:Ventura
2545:Hampden
2540:Halifax
2466:Dresden
2446:Hamburg
2368:Leaders
2063:during
2059:of the
1993:Writers
1988:Weapons
1953:Battles
1902:Related
1890:Wargame
1885:Uniform
1833:Culture
1614:Perfidy
1609:Justice
1530:Science
1515:Outpost
1468:History
1448:Warrior
1444:Soldier
1432:foreign
1370:counter
1270:Service
1220:Theater
1160:Limited
1140:Endemic
1055:Nuclear
828:Foxhole
803:Cavalry
791:Airdrop
776:Airlift
761:Tactics
733:Nuclear
723:Missile
652:Cavalry
637:Barrage
615:Weapons
575:Surface
356:Command
351:Bombers
308:Frogman
278:Cavalry
250:Medical
217:Militia
199:Regular
179:Marines
93:castles
83:Ancient
71:History
50:outline
2611:"Oboe"
2506:(1944)
2456:Kassel
2115:height
2054:German
2048:(RAF)
2042:tactic
2037:was a
1973:Sieges
1657:Theory
1397:Morale
1255:Policy
1250:Branch
1030:Mosaic
1020:Fabian
967:Covert
900:Trench
885:Screen
808:Charge
798:Battle
771:Aerial
689:Denial
657:Horses
585:Seabed
538:Tunnel
518:Jungle
508:Desert
478:Aerial
2708:Units
2616:Gee-H
2596:Chaff
2512:Hydra
2200:(PDF)
1946:Lists
1402:Women
1340:Ranks
1260:Staff
1190:Proxy
1105:Class
1060:Naval
1045:Depth
880:Swarm
873:Siege
853:Naval
833:Drone
728:Music
703:Robot
699:Drone
684:Cyber
627:Armor
597:Cyber
570:Green
565:Brown
528:Urban
488:Space
409:Radar
404:Sonar
273:Armor
230:Staff
208:Ranks
26:chaff
2285:2013
2130:flak
2033:The
1983:Wars
1500:Base
1050:Goal
962:Raid
560:Blue
498:Land
169:Navy
164:Army
2606:Gee
2209:PDF
2110:GEE
1567:Law
1510:FOB
1505:MOB
550:Sea
42:War
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