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a Rroup o f u arshi ps h ave prove d effective and have made it
possible to achieve the rapid destruction of the Pnemy
f orcee.
Th e available data regarding the quantitiee of aaununition
expended
in such attacks .
h owev r ,
do not permit proper ana l ys i a ,
as men tioned in Part III petain i na t o aeparate employment .
It might also be d^ irable to render useless the fli ght -
deck of a i rcra ft carriers by f ra aeatation bombs and aircraft
.
.
m ounted weapons in an effort to Pli n ṇa te countera i r and antia
i rcra ft reeistance prior to staging the main attack v h the
most devastating weapons.
As to the effect of fire on ships ,
the employment of incendiaries
n FhipR ie norma ll y out of question . Di rect hitB
witn explosive bombs usually cause heavy fires of fuel ,
facilities ,
or
the cargo carried on board ship . F r this reason no larger
bomb than an 1 ,
100 - 1bs hi h - explosive will be used against
Rven th e largest unprotected vessel .
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