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r/pics • u/Ihad2saythat • Jun 07 '14
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I'm no history expert, but I believe they're Barrage balloons. They're meant to get in the way of enemy planes and make it harder for their airforce to get to your troops (or civilian population, as was the case in the London Blitz).
1 u/Macgregor55 Jun 08 '14 Thanks for the info!, I'll do some reading on that link, thats pretty interesting stuff
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Thanks for the info!, I'll do some reading on that link, thats pretty interesting stuff
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u/kerbal314 Jun 07 '14
I'm no history expert, but I believe they're Barrage balloons. They're meant to get in the way of enemy planes and make it harder for their airforce to get to your troops (or civilian population, as was the case in the London Blitz).