十字弓行動

十字弓行動（）是英國皇家空軍在二戰中最卓越的貢獻之一，他們鉅細靡遺地拍下歐洲淪陷區內所有地貌，再藉著3D立體定位、辨識後，有效摧毀納粹的導彈，使英軍在後續諾曼地登陸時更具威脅，也縮短整個戰爭的時程。 [12]

第二次世界大战 Operation Crossbow 十字弓行動
Strategic bombing campaigns in Europe的一部分
The La Coupole V-2 launch site at Wizernes in France was a "Heavy Crossbow" target
日期 August 1943 – May 2, 1945[1] 地点 Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands 结果 Delayed use but "limited effect" on production[2]
参战方
英國  美國  加拿大	納粹德國
兵力
Sorties/bomb tonnage: Total: 68,913/122,133[3] RAF: 19,584/72,141 USAAF: 17,211/30,350[4]	V-1 launches: 9,251 [5] (8000 targeting London,[6] 2,448 targetting Antwerp)[7] V-2 launches: 1664, 1402, 76, 19, 11 (Ludendorff Bridge)
伤亡与损失
Airmen/aircraft: 700 KIA/154[8] British civilians killed/ seriously injured: V-1: 6,184/17,981 V-2: 2,754/6,523[5] French civilians: 3,600 killed, about 10,000 wounded by Allied bombing[9]	V-1: 4,261 destroyed by AA guns (1,878), barrage balloons (231), and fighters (1,846):[10][lower-alpha 1] V-2: 51/117 killed/wounded, 48/69 rockets/vehicles damaged[11]

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1. Hawker Tempest: 638, de Havilland Mosquito: 428, Supermarine Spitfire: 303, North American P-51 Mustang:232, and others: 158