More On "Strategic" Bombing

[W. D. Allen]

Which country designed an intercontinental bomber to attack CONUS during WW
II?

Which country actually did bomb CONUS during WW II, and how did they do it?

WDA

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[T3]

"W. D. Allen" > wrote in message
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> Which country designed an intercontinental bomber to attack CONUS during
> WW II?

Germany I think, but it was more conceptual than reality..
>
> Which country actually did bomb CONUS during WW II, and how did they do
> it?

Japan, but in the form of unmaned balloons...

[Yofuri]

T3 wrote:
> "W. D. Allen" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Which country designed an intercontinental bomber to attack CONUS during
>>WW II?
>
>
> Germany I think, but it was more conceptual than reality..
>
>>Which country actually did bomb CONUS during WW II, and how did they do
>>it?
>
>
> Japan, but in the form of unmaned balloons...
>
>
See:

http://gesswhoto.com/oregon-bombing.html

Rick

[Kyle Boatright]

"T3" > wrote in message
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>
> "W. D. Allen" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Which country designed an intercontinental bomber to attack CONUS during
>> WW II?
>
> Germany I think, but it was more conceptual than reality..
>>
>> Which country actually did bomb CONUS during WW II, and how did they do
>> it?
>
> Japan, but in the form of unmaned balloons...
>

Also, in 1942 the Japanese used a sub launched a seaplane to drop a couple
of bombs near Cape Blanco Oregon in an attempt to start forest fires. I'm
not sure the US even realized the continent had been bombed.

In hindsight, the Japanese would have done far better to send the same
aircraft on a one way to drop a bomb on LA. Imagine the panic and subsequent
reallocation of resources that would have caused. It would have mirrored
Doolittle's raid in that respect.

KB

[WaltBJ]

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Kyle Boatright wrote:
SNIP:
> In hindsight, the Japanese would have done far better to send the same
> aircraft on a one way to drop a bomb on LA. Imagine the panic and subsequent
> reallocation of resources that would have caused. It would have mirrored
> Doolittle's raid in that respect.
> KB

Bingo! I was a kid in LA when there was a small panic slightly
lampooned in that epic "1942". Searchlights, sirens, some 90mm ack
ack. ASIR the only damage done was a dud 90 shell that targeted a
private garage up by Hollywood, fortunately dud on impact too.
Enlivened an otherwise dull evening for a couple young boys, my brother
and myself. Think but not sure that the alert was triggered by a Jap
sub shelling an oil service pier up by Summerland (N of Santa Barbara).
24 rounds that hit dirt but nothing else.
Walt BJ

[Dave in San Diego]

"WaltBJ" > wrote in
oups.com:

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> Kyle Boatright wrote:
> SNIP:
>> In hindsight, the Japanese would have done far better to send the same
>> aircraft on a one way to drop a bomb on LA. Imagine the panic and
>> subsequent reallocation of resources that would have caused. It would
>> have mirrored Doolittle's raid in that respect.
>> KB
>
> Bingo! I was a kid in LA when there was a small panic slightly
> lampooned in that epic "1942". Searchlights, sirens, some 90mm ack
> ack. ASIR the only damage done was a dud 90 shell that targeted a
> private garage up by Hollywood, fortunately dud on impact too.
> Enlivened an otherwise dull evening for a couple young boys, my brother
> and myself. Think but not sure that the alert was triggered by a Jap
> sub shelling an oil service pier up by Summerland (N of Santa Barbara).
> 24 rounds that hit dirt but nothing else.
> Walt BJ

FYI, that was "1941".

Dave in San Diego