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The Bombing Of Dresden

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

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The Rifle Raid in Dresden, You Know?

When Dresden was hit, you know, the sophistication of the raid is just mind-blowing. First they go in with basically blind illuminators to mark the contours of the city. And then so that's what the mosquito pilots are seeing. They're seeing, okay here's Dresden. Here's the app, here's the contour. So let's us now as we fly down to literally 500 feet, let's figure out where the center is, where the sports plots is, and they nail it. That means that the subsequent bombers flying over after that can see exactly where they're supposed to drop. It's like a big red bullseye in the city of Dresden

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