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"Holy shit, did you hear the Americans got a precision targeting device that can hit a 1 mile radius under ideal conditions???" (infosec.pub)

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Thoughts on Dresden?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What happens when American and British Bomber Command agree on a target.

The Soviets wanted a core logistics hub to the Eastern Front taken down. The Americans wanted to damage Nazi war industry. The Brits wanted to hammer in the message that nowhere in Germany was safe.

All three got their wish.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 points 6 days ago

Also to force the surviving population to flee, clogging up vital transport routes and using scant resources.