Complete the following sentence: Because of a singular devotion to victory through strategic bombing, the USAAF placed extraordinary emphasis on reconnaissance. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Although the RAF usually preferred area bombing, it promoted a similar reconnaissance emphasis, for example in the celebrated discovery, coverage, and analysis of the Peenemunde rocket range which culminated in the
Operation Hydra raid in August 1943. Axis had no comparable strategic capability and most Axis air resources were consumed in support of massive ground battles.<unk> Axis had no comparable strategic capability and most Axis air resources were consumed in support of massive ground battles.<unk> Axis had no comparable strategic capability and most Axis air resources were consumed in support of massive ground battles.<unk>