GERMAN TACTICS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24423, 8 October 1940, Page 7

GERMAN TACTICS

POSSIBLE EFFECT OF WINTER “ NUISANCE RAIDERS *’ (British Official Wireless) RUGBY, Oct. 6. Contrasting the problems of winter air campaign facing the British R.A.F. and the German Luftwaffe, experts are of opinion that the greatest German difficulties are likely to be icing conditions, which may hamper planned extensive raiding. At the same time Britain will probably be visited throughout the coming winter months by single “nuisance raiders,’’.which may be unable to do any damage of military importance, but can continue the annoyance of indiscriminate bombing of dwelling houses and civilians. On the other hand; R.A.F. pilots of night bombers will have the advantage of the experience .pained during operations oyer Germany last winter, which was one of the hardest winters they could possibly have encountered, and, ' being fully trained and equipped' to combat ice. cloud and poor visibility, should be able to turn the .bad weather to much better account than the German pilots who have had no similar training It is even suggested in some quarters that while night bombing is Jikelv to continue on the same scale throughout the winter as at present, daylight raids may be possible by the R.A.F. over Germany, by the use of the cover afforded by clouds.