MOST CRITICAL TIME

Taranaki Daily News, 11 September 1940, Page 7

MOST CRITICAL TIME

British Official Wireless.

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER

Rugby, Sept. 9. The present month is regarded in informed quarters as probably the most critical period of the war. Having suffered consi'derable losses in daylight air attacks. the Nazis now appear to'be concentrating on night bombings, especially on London, carrying out these operations with a much smaller number of aeroplanes and, of course, with a far higher degree of lmmunity. The attacks of the last two nights were probably assisted by the only successful day attack— that of Saturday afternoon — which the German air force has yet succeeded in obtaining, and then only at a very great loss. London, however. as well as other centres of highly concentrated population, must face the certainty of a continuatlon of night bombing. ' It is pointed out that the problem of the interception of the night bomber ls not yet solved, although British experts are hopeful of reaching- a satisfactory answer before the Germans are able to do so.

Meanwnile, it is siresseu cnau cient black-out is the best defence. Taking last night's raids as an example. authoritatlve circles explaln the difficulties which are encountered by the defence, both interceptor and ground. As far as the interceptors are concerned, their task of finding their opponent flyLng in the darkness at 300 miles an hour is obviously very difficult.