The bombing problem
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SECTION VI
BOMBING PROBLEM
In World War l the civilian population sought
protection in
dougouts,
and the like, from
screaming
shells thrown into their city from
positions.
In World War Il the civilian population seeks
protection
in bomb
shelters from
screaming bombs
cascade down upon
their cities from bombing
Man has
learned to use the bombing plane
bombs to wreak destruction upon his enemy.
earned that by strikino at tha source of war
supplies, the entire military organization is aff-
ected.
extensive use of bombs makes it vitally
important to understand how a bomb behaves when
It is released
from the plane.
Many people think
that a bombing plane must be directly over the
target before releasing the bomb. This
is entirely
erroneous.
The men who invented the bombsights had a
through knowledge of the bombing problem before
actually constructing the sight.
who are selected for bombsight mainten-
ance must also have a thorough understanding of
the bombing
problem and the transition of that
problem
to the bombsight.
The succeeding pages wi!l explain the behavior
of a bomb released
int tmosphere,
the bombing
problem and the transition of the problem to the
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