Disaster at Nuremberg

WEATHER: Niteowl
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By late winter of 1943, the Germans
had developed a radar which was not
jammed by Window. This new radar 
set, the FuG 220b Lichtenstein SN-2,
had a longer range than the old,
jammable Lichtenstein C-1 FuG 202
array, which increased its potency.
FuG220b was further augmented in
early 1944 by FuG 227/1 Flensburg
radar recievers. These devices al-
lowed German fighters to home in on
the emissions of Monica tail-warning
units fitted to most British bombers.
These new radars, now fitted to
ever-increasing numbers of quality
night-fighters such as Ju88s and
He219s, produced a new lethality
and allowed a change in tactics.
Fighters no longer loitered over
targets using the Wild Boar met-
hods; they roamed freely among
bomber formations, harrassing them
on both inbound and outbound legs.
All of this spelt disaster for
Bomber Command as it attempted to
bomb targets deep within Germany,
such as Berlin, and, on March 30-31,
1944, Nuremberg. German night fighters
scored their greatest victory of the
war on this night, shooting down 107
bombers as they flew in and out of
the bomber streams.
ORDERS:
You are in a bomber stream bound for
Nuremberg. Attack the target and re-
turn home on a course of your choice.

