NAZIS KEPT HIGH
MANY DRIVEN AWAY DEFENCES OF BRITAIN EFFICIENT A.A. FIRE IMPROVING ACCURACY (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Jan. 13, 1.45 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 12. Experience and improved instruments have greatly increased the accuracy of the British anti-aircraft fire. A high army authority has stated that enemy planes can now be brought down with a third of the ammunition necessary in the early days of the war. The success of the anti-aircraft guns cannot be judged by the number of planes shot down, but can be effective by driving the enemy away from the target. Also there is no doubt that many enemy machines are destroyed which are not so -claimed.
The chief anti-aircraft weapons, the 3.7 and 4.5 guns, both have a ceiling higher than a bomber can reach. At •present the barrage is being used less in favour of density of fire. All shells are aimed to hit the target, instead of with the object of preventing the plane from getting through. The high-flying by the Nazis is really a tribute to the efficiency of the anti-aircraft ' guns. The Germans often drop bombs from heights of over 20,000 ft.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20452, 13 January 1941, Page 6
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