Weighing in at 4.6 tons, ridiculously high profile, nightmare to entrench & conceal, proper road hog, tremendously slow to get into action, a horror to redeploy.
On 18 July 1944, Bomber Command unleashed over a thousand heavy bombers against the German defenders opposing Operation Goodwood: a massive armoured offensive.
But how many bombers were lost, & why is it so hard to agree on such losses? /1 #WW2#SWW#History#DDay80
So you're a company commander in Normandy, trying to coordinate your three platoons in action, some arty & supporting tanks, + keep battalion headquarters appraised, & adapt as needed.
