 In another raid on the night of 23/24 August, 56 bombers were shot down, representing 8 percent of the attacking force.Those battles also saw the first operational implementation of "Schräge Musik", which was two fuselage-mounted autocannon of at least 20 mm calibre, which allowed German "Nachtjagdflieger" night fighter pilots to shoot upwards from their aircraft.The success continued and the new tactics were improved while German night fighters were able to inflict many losses on the British during the next period in fall to winter 1943.