I’m reading a book on the bombing of Bari, Italy and the Brits had Victory Disease. They claimed the Luftwaffe was finished. The Germans bombed the harbor which released mustard gas that was being transports by US ships. That one raid set back the offensive for 4 months.
Had a great uncle that served on LSTs in the coast guard Stukas rolled in on them wile they were tied together awaiting unloading. Totally loaded with AvGas. On hot fragment and the entire line of ships would have gone up. Fortunately between the Navy’s AAA & some smoke over the harbor the German pilots missed entirely.