MIMIC AIR WARFARE
VALUABLE LESSONS DIFFICULTY OF DEFENCE (Received 18th August, 10.15 a.m.) LONPON, 17th August.' The British, air exercises ended in the jnimie Powers agreeing tj accept the Mediation of the League oj.' Nations. The pace set by both sides was evidently too hot for a long campaign. Spho detailed results of the "lighting" ere not yet available, but apparently ske Blu« colony achieved its aim of pedocing the Ee3 colony txt chaos, but
at a tremendoul cost to its own forces. Tho exercises vividly illustrated the destructive nature or! modern warfare. During the three days' fighting three important towns and a largo seaport I were rendered untenable, wliilo others wero much damaged, but 150 'planes wcroJost in tho process. If the" war had continued, the Blue colony might not have been able to make good its success. • The manoeuvres clearly show that an. enemy, working on a reasonably short range, cannot bo kept out of neighbouring territory or prevented from doing serious damage.
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 42, 18 August 1930, Page 9
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165MIMIC AIR WARFARE Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 42, 18 August 1930, Page 9
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