Re: Dieppe

On Wed, 8 Apr 1998, Michael Sandy wrote:

> Because they needed to know how to _counter_ it.  The Germans had some
> very good radar systems, especially the ones which directed their
> night fighters.  They also used directional radio beams to guide
> their night bombers to their target.	These were largely ineffective
> latter in the war because the English figured out how to spoof
> them so the bombers didn't know they were off target.

Ok, I'll buy that... except I have a feeling it was more about night 
*fighters* against allied bombers. German bomber capacity just wasn't
big 
enough to be of real strategic importance.

-- 
maxxon@swob.dna.fi (Mikko Kurki-Suonio) 	   | A pig who doesn't
fly
+358 50 5596411 GSM +358 9 80926 78/FAX 81/Voice   | is just an ordinary
pig.
Maininkitie 3C14 02320 ESPOO FINLAND | Hate me?    |	      - Porco
Rosso
http://www.swob.dna.fi/~maxxon/      | hateme.html |