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If the Boeing B-17 had so many guns why did we lose so many men in the early stages of the daylight bombing raids of World War 2?
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During the early stages of the war, German ground based anti-aircraft defenses were among the best in the world. The devastating Flak-88 weapon tore many bombers to shreds before they even reached their targets. In addition, strategic bombing was a fairly new tactic, so Allied air commanders were unaware at the time that a 1:1 ratio of bombers to escorts was necessary to effectively defend the slow, heavy bombers.
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