[Dan_San_Abbott]

Hi Catfish:
Had the German Kreigsmarine made a raid on the USA, it would have come as a total surprise. There was no air raid warning system established. By the time they got guns on a couple of Jennys or D.H.4s, the raiders would have dropped their bombs, cruised around on a sight seeing trip, flown on to Washington D.C and unloaded the rest of their bombs and would be on their way home by the time the Jennys or D.H. got off the ground. There were no blackouts anywhere in the USA. No air raid warning network of any kind whatsoever. Now a second raid might be a different thing, however we would have not been unable to deter any raid on the USA. We had nothing in the USA in the form of interceptor squadrons or suitable aircraft to deter or prevent an air raid. The Kreigsmarine Luftschiffen would have a free ride on the bus for three to six months, before there was a deterrent of any kind. The wheels of government turn rather slowly, even in times of emergency.
Merry Christmas Catfish,
Dan-San