Why were German bombers so lightly armed?

First of all, it wasn't just German bombers that were lightly armed. Take a look at Britain's bomber force at the start of the war; Fairy Battle and Bristol Blenheim squadrons were repeatedly decimated over France and Belgium. read more

First of all, it wasn’t just German bombers that were lightly armed. Take a look at Britain’s bomber force at the start of the war; Fairy Battle and Bristol Blenheim squadrons were repeatedly decimated over France and Belgium. read more

The RAF did not shoot down twice as many German fighters as the RAF lost during the Battle of Britain. During that battle, the RAF lost 1547 airplanes, of which 1023 were fighters. The Luftwaffe lost 1887 aircraft, of which 873 were fighters. read more