Maj. Gen. Ira C. Eaker had laid the groundwork for Big Week by advocating the Combined Bomber Offensive (CBO) with the code name Pointblank at the January 1943 Casablanca conference. The CBO was intended to progressively destroy the German military industrial and economic system, undermining the will of the German people to resist. The AAF was to strike precision targets by day, while the RAF continued its night area bombing campaign. Pointblank was planned for four phases, each of three months, culminating in the spring of 1944. As time passed, land campaigns diverted resources from the Eighth Air Force effort, causing dissatisfaction with Eaker's plan. The more refined strategy, Operation Argument, was developed to focus attacks against the highest priority German targets in central and southern Germany.These were the factories producing aircraft, aircraft components, and ball bearings.
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机译：埃拉·埃克（Ira C. Eaker）少校在1943年1月的卡萨布兰卡会议上倡导代号Pointblank的联合轰炸机进攻（CBO），为“大周”奠定了基础。国会预算办公室的目的是逐步摧毁德国的军事工业和经济体系，破坏德国人民的抵抗意愿。皇家空军继续白天打击精确目标，而皇家空军则继续进行夜间区域轰炸行动。 Pointblank计划分四个阶段进行，每个阶段为三个月，到1944年春季达到顶峰。随着时间的流逝，陆战队挪用了第八空军的资源，对Eaker的计划不满意。制定了更为精细的策略，即``作战论点''（Operation Argument），将攻击重点集中在德国中部和南部的最高优先目标，即生产飞机，飞机零部件和滚珠轴承的工厂。
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