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Old June 9th, 2009, 01:12 AM
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Default re: What if Germany had it's advanced technology earlier on?

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Originally Posted by Captain_Ordo View Post
Just to clarify, remember that the difference is that all the technology was constructed and available at the beggining of the war. The 262 and V3 would have made an immense difference in the Blitz. Britain would have been torn to shreds!

The BAR was availible since WWI, a weapon that would have helped the Americans. Even so, America wasn't ready for any kind of air raids in 1940, so bombers escorted by 262's would have done lots of damage to the eastern seaboard. I don't know who would have won, but the war would come to American soil.
How much fuel can a 262 carry? Bomb the east coast? Kinda difficult to make a 1200+ mile journey (one way) with a craft whose range is around 650 miles
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