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Appendix 31: Tons of High Explosive aimed at United Kingdom Cities in Major Night Attacks from Night of 7th September 1940, to Night of 16th May 1941

(From German sources)

Target Area No. of Major Raids Tonnage
London (whole period) 71 18,800
London (after 14 November) 14 5,149
Liverpool-Birkenhead 8 1,957
Birmingham 8 1,852
Glasgow-Clydeside 5 1,329
Plymouth-Devonport 8 1,228
Bristol-Avonmouth 6 919
Coventry 2 818
Portsmouth 3 687
Southampton 4 647
Hull 3 593
Manchester 3 578
Belfast 2 440
Sheffield 1 355
Newcastle-Tyneside 1 152
Nottingham 1 *137
Cardiff 1 115

NOTE: * See text, p. 280.