Radar bombing was actually a form of area bombing. Precision was impossible. This was a clear break with Air Force creed, but the alternative—not bombing at all in bad weather—was unacceptable to air commanders committed to crushing the enemy. Throughout the war, there were only two factors that greatly accelerated the rate of American strategic bombing operations: tremendously increased production of bombers and crews, and widespread employment of H2X. The bomber crews called it what it was—blind bombing—but
