The Luftwaffe fielded many capable aircraft but lacked the heavy bombers needed to deliver the strategic weight Germany wanted against Britain. Its limited bomb load contrasts with the damage Britain could inflict through a heavy-bomber campaign. British planning also drew on First World War attacks on civilians, producing shelters and evacuation arrangements. A dispersed shadow-factory network made industry harder to disable with the force Germany could project.
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German bomber limits met British civil-defence preparation
Germany lacked the heavy-bomber force for sustained strategic effects while Britain dispersed factories and planned civilian evacuation.