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In reply to the discussion: Would Hitler have won World War II if he had left Russia alone? [View all]Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)The B-29 was able to fly at such a high altitude. Higher than pretty much any German fighter plane at the time. It had a pressurized cabin. It was very advanced for its time.
Do you realize how big the sky is?
During WW2, Germany was able to shoot down planes conducting bombing raids (not B-29's. those were only used against Japan) because hundreds of planes were flying together, often times in broad daylight. They were obvious and easy to spot. A single plane flying at high altitude at night would have been extremely difficult to spot in time to prevent a nuclear strike. Radar technology was pathetic back then and the allies had better radar technology anyways. Also, decoys could have been flown from land or carriers in the Atlantic etc... etc... etc....
Do you realize how many bombers, fighter planes and and carriers the US was able to produce during WW2? It was ridiculous.
The notion that Germany could have picked off any and every single plane attempting to fly over Germany to drop a nuke is absurd. This isn't a precision strike. It's a nuclear bomb. All you have to do is drop it on a city at night.
You're definitely over thinking this.
Anyways, it's moot. Hitler's air force was taking huge losses against Britain in 1940/41. The British had a much more powerful Navy than Germany and would have torn up any German invasion force as they crossed the English Channel. Hitler knew this. That's why he went East.