Modern Politics - Kvetching For Nuclear War

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[–]casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The first bomb over Hiroshima was a uranium bomb. It didn't need Plutonium- 239.

And Hitler's constant interference delayed the introduction of the Me 262 and the Stg 44. The Me 262 might've altered the outcome of the war if it was introduced in 1943. He also wasted Germany's resources on building AA guns and shells that were extremely unlikely to bring down allied bombers. 40% of the German military budget in 1943-44 was wasted on AA guns and shells. For the same price and aluminum, they could've made 35,000 extra fighters and that could've actually changed the outcome of the war by defeating the allied air campaign.

In any case, the blame for Germany's defeat falls mostly on two individuals: Hitler and Goering. Hitler ruined the German war effort by neglecting total mobilization till it was too late and with idiotic military decisions, and Goering stifled the development of new Luftwaffe platforms, stopped the development of a naval aviation arm and prevented it from developing any strategic bombing capabiliy.