Box Formation

In this video, we delve into the strategic brilliance behind the Box Formation, a pivotal tactic in WWII aerial warfare. Discover how this formation was utilized to maximize bombing accuracy, enhance defense against enemy fighters, and ensure the success of critical missions. Through historical footage, expert analysis, and detailed illustrations, we unravel the intricacies of this formation and its impact on the outcome of World War II.
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[@BHuang92]

Even so, the formation proved vulnerable without fighter escort and suffered high attrition rates.

[@nilloc93]

that was just the nature of bombers, any formation was vulnerable if unescorted.

[@pact-md5wp]

​@@nilloc93 it was also largely due to american insistence on attempting daylight bombings. There was a really good reason that Britain and Germany practiced night bombing raids.

[@F.R.E.D.D2986]

@@pact-md5wp Night bombings are wildly inaccurate, the Americans stuck with daylight bombing because it was easier and more effective

[@granto4069]

@@pact-md5wp the british nightbombing saw 1.5% of bombs being dropped within 1 mile of their target. hardly effective

[@brainstormia5743]

@@pact-md5wpthe reason Britain wanted to do night bombings is because they were bloodthirsty civilian killers that wanted to wage an endless war on Germany. Churchills only goal was the total annihilation of a German state, he even refused any peace talks that could have ended the war early. Once again, the “good guys” ain’t so good.

[@koyyoung8673]

Very few know how dangerous it was to be in the Army Air Corps. The casualty rates were astronomical.

[@ironstarofmordian7098]

Almost as bad as being an infantryman at the time.

[@panzermk8]

@@ironstarofmordian7098possibly worse. Too lazy to google attrition rates, but I do remember seeing that more men died in the army air corps than the marine corps

[@MrBlipman]

Yeah, if I was in the US forces during ww2, put me on a ship or in a Sherman.

[@steviechampagne]

@@MrBlipmanif i was in the US during WW2, keep my ass in the states! i guess i would rather choose france and the western front than go into the horrific Pacific theatre. the pacific war was almost its own war

[@TheEDFLegacy]

​@@steviechampagne It very much was. The Japanese and Germans were nearly completely independent of each other. Very little in the way of resources exchanged hands after the war started.

[@Valoruchiha]

These shorts are my fav

[@kriegen632]

The spam bots are strong with this one

[@AWillforY]

For the Kings and Generals! For the algorithm!

[@BravoHalcyon]

Ah yes the highly advanced strategy of grouping up. My teammates in video games still haven’t figured this one out. In all honesty though really interesting tactic I’m commenting for the algorithm.

[@harryshriver6223]

RIP to all of the participants of the greatest air battles killed on either side of the conflict, vaya con Dios y en paz descansen. 😢💔

[@markrix]

I always thought the low low group should have migrated to the front high during fighter attack.

[@Ihavpickle]

Now this, is epic

[@asylumlover]

KEEP THOSE MILITARY AIRCRAFT COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SandfordSmythe]

LeMay was famous for lighting a cigar in the base theater. Rank has its privileges.

[@bigsarge2085]

👍👍

[@thinkordie7292]

The man Col. Le May is one for study.🧐🤔

[@sandrocottusrex7108]

मनुष्यों के यह दाव-पेंच बड़े मज़ेदार होते हैं!

[@maksimsmelchak7433]

👍🏻😎🇺🇸

[@madmarvshighwaywarrior2870]

Imagine if Nazi Germany successfully developed anti-aircraft missiles...

[@F.R.E.D.D2986]

Well the bombers would be unused. Why do you think we use missiles instead of bombers nowadays?

[@cucuawe465]

Need targeting systems for moving target

[@MrBlipman]

@@F.R.E.D.D2986 Bombers do still exist, albeit are pretty different. Only conventional bomber I can think off is the Tu-95. Tu-160 is also a bomber but not a conventional one, and same with the B-2 Stealth.

[@F.R.E.D.D2986]

@@MrBlipman Bombers do exist, but the tactics of the bombers in WW2 are horribly outdated

[@MrBlipman]

@@baronvonslambert yea, but the chance of those planes being used in an actual war, bar the B-2 stealth, is super low. Bombers are just not useful when you can get strike fighters to do the same job but better.

[@Wagner9799]

*German Messersmicht Me 262 jet fighter enters the chat

[@MrBlipman]

Mid tier plane at best. Gets swamped by Late war Spitfires and P-51's

[@angusmuir6180]

It then horribly malfunctions, catches fire, and melts its pilot.

[@Wagner9799]

@@angusmuir6180 dont cry american

[@Wagner9799]

@@MrBlipman still faster than your flies

[@angusmuir6180]

@@Wagner9799 I weep for the test pilots. Bloody deathtrap, that thing.

[@goodmusic4673]

Who thought that putting a bunch if big slow moving targets in a tight formation was a good idea ??? The german AA must have had a field day with that

[@dragon12234]

Eh, German AA was pretty bad, as was all AA of the day until the Allies invented the Proximity fuse. A big factor of that was that the crew had to manually set the timer on the fuses of the flak shells, so they basically had to guess at the altitude of the enemy aircraft, and if the aircraft group flew at different altitudes (like in this formation), or changed altitude, they had to reguess the timing for each shell. The allies proximity fuse meanwhile removed all the guesswork and made sure that the AA flak shell always exploded at the right altitude, and allowed them to make it so that artillery shells exploded above the ground, maximizing effectiveness

[@HarryWHill-GA]

@@dragon12234 Add to that the 18-20 second flight time of the AA shell and the problem for the Flak batteries gets worse.

[@Yourlocalhuman8]

It is found out that enemy fighters was more dangerous than flacks, if they decide to manouver to avoid the flack, they'll leave themselves more vunerable to enemy fighters, which is worse.

[@Yourlocalhuman8]

@@dragon12234 and no, it wont be always the case German flaks are not always guided by just humans, like the allies, they also had Radar assistance, namely the Wuzburg radar

[@MrPieman00]

another question how often would gunners on a bomber do friendlt fire trying to shoot attacking planes