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Drone Wars (2021)

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The Nortern Bomb Sigte

The nortern bomb sight wasn't a drome, but was an early analogue computer that helped the pilot drop bombs with more precision. The norden bomb sit allowed you to, for the first time, somewhat successfully, hit your target with just a few or sometimes even just one plane. This is in stark contrast to the strategy of their allies in britain and enemies in germany. Their air strategies were almost the opposite, to bomb the morale of the enemy,. Carpet bombing, you could call it, destroy everything in order to destroy something including civilians.

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