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minus-squaresandwich.make(bathing_in_bismuth)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·11 months agoWhy choose firebombs over conventional bombs then?
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·11 months agoFirebombing is generally more effective in built-up areas, especially considering WW2 bomber accuracy.
minus-squaresandwich.make(bathing_in_bismuth)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·11 months agoSo napalm in Vietnam was also permitted? (Besides Vietnam war being a giant shitshow but that is beside the point)
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·11 months agoNapalm was “justified” for its defoliant use and area denial. It’s not … a very nice thing but also not the worst thing we dropped on the jungle.
minus-squaresandwich.make(bathing_in_bismuth)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months ago Firebombing is generally more effective in built-up areas, especially considering Vietnam’s dense foliage
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months ago So napalm in Vietnam was also permitted? … yes? Inciendiaries are still in use today.
Why choose firebombs over conventional bombs then?
Firebombing is generally more effective in built-up areas, especially considering WW2 bomber accuracy.
So napalm in Vietnam was also permitted? (Besides Vietnam war being a giant shitshow but that is beside the point)
Napalm was “justified” for its defoliant use and area denial.
It’s not … a very nice thing but also not the worst thing we dropped on the jungle.
… yes? Inciendiaries are still in use today.