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They kept enemy planes from flying too close to the ground over big cities. If planes could roar in close to the ground they could strafe targets on the ground with the machine guns mounted in their wings, or more accurately drop bombs, or take pictures or otherwise spot things on the ground that the defenders wished to keep secret or undiscovered by the enemy. The barrage balloons were very large, almost the size of a small blimp, and they were tethered to the ground by steel cables. The balloons had to be big to be able to hold up the heavy steel cables. It was actually these steel cables which were their key part. A plane running into one of those cables would slice off a wing and then slam into the ground right away, with no chance for the pilot to bail out. So, where the "barrage" of balloons was thick enough, as over London in 1940, it was effective at keeping the enemy above several hundred feet of altitude over the city.
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∙ 12y agoit was used so that the enamy panes crased into them i think
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When were the barrage balloons first put up in Belfast during the war?
Barrage balloons were used for visability.
Did japan use a hot air balloon in world war 2?
Yes
How many people died in america during war war 2?
2500 at Pearl Harbor 5 from a Japanese balloon bomb in Oregon
Did Israel declare war on Egypt in 1980?
No. Israel was not at war or declaring war on anyone in 1980. In 1981, Israel entered the Lebanese Civil War after a barrage of rockets coming from southern Lebanon under PLO control.
Did they use shotguns during the civil war?
to protect themselves
What U.S. companies built barrage balloons in World War 2?
the barrage balloon company.went bust in 1946
What term was used for an artillery barrage during World War 1?
An " artillery barrage" was the term
When were the barrage balloons first put up in Belfast during the war?
Barrage balloons were used for visability.
What is something they had in World War 2 and is two words starting with B and B?
Buzz bomb or barrage balloon.
What was the battle of los angeles during World War 2?
The Great Los Angeles Air Raid was an anti-aircraft artillery barrage in 1942, subsequently attributed to a case of "war nerves" likely triggered by a lost weather balloon .
What was the hot air balloon used for during the civil war?
the union and theconfederacy
What is a barrage in World War 2?
an artillery attack
Did japan use a hot air balloon in world war 2?
Yes
How many people died in america during war war 2?
2500 at Pearl Harbor 5 from a Japanese balloon bomb in Oregon
Telegraph during the civil war?
During the Civil War, the telegraph took on tremendous importance. The south made the first use of the telegraph to rush troops to battle. Later, General McClelland used a telegraph to send information from a balloon concerning troop positions during a battle. Of course such usage would continue.
When was the creeping barrage first used?
world war 1 1916, at the battle of the Somme.
Thaddeus Lowe a group a large group of these as an aid to the union army during the Civil War?
hot air balloon
