Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The video will address WWII operational data which showed the engines were the most vital part of a bomber and should be the target of German bomber interceptors. Data shows 2/3 of bomber shot down by fighters had fires. 50% of all bomber fires were in the engine, 15% in the fuel tanks, and 10% the hydraulic system. German ammo belts mixes were optimized to take advantage of the bomber’s engine and fuel tank’s vulnerability.
The video will address WWII operational data which showed the engines were the most vital part of a bomber and should be the target of German bomber interceptors. Data shows 2/3 of bomber shot down by fighters had fires. 50% of all bomber fires were in the engine, 15% in the fuel tanks, and 10% the hydraulic system. German ammo belts mixes were optimized to take advantage of the bomber’s engine and fuel tank’s vulnerability.
