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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot: The bomb-thrower reads the altitude of his airship as indicated
by his barometer or other recording instrument, and by means of a
table at his command ascertains in a moment the time which will
elapse before the bomb strikes the ground. The automatic
detonator is set in motion and the bomb released to explode
approximately at the height to which it is set. When it bursts
the full force of the explosion is distributed downwards and
laterally. Owing to the difficulty of ensuring the explosion of
the bomb at the exact height desired, it is also made to explode
upon impact so as to make doubly sure of its efficacy.
Firing timed bombs from aloft, however, is not free from
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