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Radar won the tactical battlefield. Intelligence won the strategic war.
by kayodelycaon 4y ago
Radar won the tactical battlefield. Intelligence won the strategic war.
- sgt101 4y agoIndustrial capacity won WW2. 90% of the merchant vessels in the world belonged to the British. The British Empire and the the USA were the 2 largest economies in the world. Once the USA entered the war the outcome was not in doubt, even if the German army hadn't been given mission impossible vs. the Russians - although if they hadn't then the Russians would have attacked them.
- jhallenworld 4y agoAlso access to oil was a big deal. Hitler attacking the Soviet Union was at least partially to secure access to oil.
- WalterBright 4y agoRadar had the effect of doubling the firepower of the US's guns. It's hard to overstate what an advantage that is.