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Tr . e Se l ac t i o n o f Bor bs a nd F .
a e s f Or Ai r At t a cr s
I .
Ge ne r :: l P r i nc i l e s
Certain rrinciples rave to be oLserved i i se l ectin
bornbs and fuses f or a i r attacks so tha t po J;erful ar .
d lastino
r e s ul t s may b cạ on t a i ne d .
Th e e x F-e r i e nc e s o f 'a o r l d ' ' a r I I h a v e
f r e que nt l y s i i o .m t ' a t t he e f f e c t . s o f a t;t a c ks wo ul d ae do ui , t -
f ul i f s o r e o = t h e f c l l owi n„ pr i z c i r ) _
es a r e i o l a t e d .
Moreover ,,
it is absolutely neṛe sary
that tiie staffs and
unit cemmanders do•nn to th E squa dron lea d ers l evel be technica ll y
or i e nt e d o n t h c ai, s t r uc t i on a nd e f f e c t o f a i r c r a f t a rununi t i on
as pecified in the f ollovrin;; parts II and III of th i s s tudy .
Attacks on Ground `fargets
•l he bo mbs t 'rla t a r e us e d s h oul d no t t;e o f a l a r e r ca l i be r
than is absolutely esseptial to destroy or effectively dama ;e
tre ob J'ective
under attack .
But to use ca lib ers th at are too
s c s l l aroul d b e e qua l l y rrr on unl es s t h e r e a r e s uch c onpe l l i n
li u itations as li nited carryinb
c .
pacity o f the availat , le air-
. craft or tYe accidental nonavailability of certain t yges of
borab e r s .
1 .
The o v e r l we i ni n` uia j o r i t y o f i a val a nd ; r oun d t ar ; e t s t ha t
are not particularly well
protected can be most appropriate l 3r
a t t a c k e d ri t h h i o h - e x t l os i ve b ocnbs Le cwus e t h z s c a t e o r y o f
boutbr; i s c a pa bl P o f hi t t i r .. ; t h e t a r Er wi t h t h e ma x i murn
jlua n t i t y o f ex pl o s i v e s i n co mpar i s o n ṿi t h a t h er borabs .
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