To: Mrs. Don-o
"This could be argued if the case could be made that these firebombing, while hugely destructive, were not intentionally designed to be indiscriminate." You are quite correct. They were not designed to be indiscriminate. They were designed to burn down Japanese housing which was made of wood and paper rather then factories which were made of stone.
That is also why most of the raids were done at night. More people were at home you see.
96 posted on
08/20/2011 9:35:46 AM PDT by
Harmless Teddy Bear
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Excuse me, but what are you saying here? That the firebombings were not intended for mlitary targets?
100 posted on
08/20/2011 9:57:15 AM PDT by
Mrs. Don-o
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear; mojito; ken5050
You are quite correct. They were not designed to be indiscriminate. They were designed to burn down Japanese housing which was made of wood and paper rather then factories which were made of stone.
That is also why most of the raids were done at night. More people were at home you see. Again, a thoughtful answer from a freeper. Thank you -- i had never thought of that
140 posted on
08/22/2011 4:35:33 AM PDT by
Cronos
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