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which were designed and designated to be able to deliver
British-made nuclear bombs to targets in European Russia. These bombers would have been able to reach and destroy cities such as Kiev or Moscow before American strategic bombers. While they were never used against the Soviet Union or its
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Bombers listed below were used in the main or represented a shift in long-range bomber design (Maximum bomb load). In practice, bomb loads carried are dependent on factors such as the distance to target and the individual type, size or weight of bombs used.
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here was purely semantic and bureaucratic, however as both the B-47 and B-52 strategic bombers were much larger and had far greater performance and load-carrying ability than any of the World War II-era heavy or medium bombers.
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would quickly result in devastating losses and might decide a conflict in a matter of days or weeks. But theory far exceeded what most air forces could actually put into the air. Germany focused on short-range tactical bombers.
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had nominal warloads of less than 20,000 lb (9,100 kg), and were significantly smaller in size and gross weight compared with their strategic bomber contemporaries, based on which they might be classified as
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151:, so any nation possessing this combination of equipment and techniques theoretically has such capability. Primary delivery aircraft for a modern strategic bombing mission need not always necessarily be a
506:, not rescinded until September 1942 – unable to perform either function properly, with a powerplant selection and particular powerplant installation design features on the 30-meter wingspan
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were developing larger two- and four-engined designs, which began to replace or supplement the smaller aircraft by 1941–42. After
American entry into the war in December 1941, the U.S.
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Study of strategic bombing continued in the interwar years. Many books and articles predicted a fearful prospect for any future war, paced by political fears such as those expressed by
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project before the start of WW II dwindled after Wever's death, with the only aircraft design that could closely match the Allied bomber force's aircraft – the
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operations to attack enemy combatants and military equipment, strategic bombers are designed to fly into enemy territory to destroy strategic targets (e.g.,
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1608:. An under-development stealth bomber by Russia, with a goal of supplanting a portion or all of the current Tupolev Tu-95. Planned to be deployed in 2027.
528:-built prototypes ever flying, and no operational "heavy bombers" for strategic use for the Third Reich beyond the roughly one thousand He 177s built.
1602:. An under-development stealth bomber by the United States, with a goal of supplanting the current Rockwell B-1 Lancer and Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit.
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studies supported the overall notion of strategic bombing, but underlined many of its shortcomings as well. Attempts to create pioneering examples of "
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Cross, Robin. The
Bombers: The Illustrated Story of Offensive Strategy and Tactics in the Twentieth Century. New York: Macmillan, 1987.
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Strategic Bombing Survey. Over-all Report (European War). Washington: Government Printing Office, September 30, 1945.
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Zeppelin in Combat: A History of the German Naval Airship Division, 1912–1918. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 1994.
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Brown, Michael E. Flying Blind: The
Politics of the U.S. Strategic Bomber Program. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1992.
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Neillands, Robin. The Bomber War: The Allied
Offensive Against Nazi Germany. Woodstock, NY: Overlook, 2001.
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218:, but it was turned into a bomber by the
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688:During the 1960s France produced its
639:allies, two V bomber types, the
117:strategic bombing was widely employed
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391:were used to quickly form defensive
297:strategic "terror" bombing of cities
96:, strategic bombers can be used for
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92:, factories, etc.). In addition to
1894:Airborne early warning and control
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666:. The Soviets later developed the
293:the bomber will always get through
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1577:(88,200 lb (40,000 kg))
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1559:(75,000 lb (34,000 kg))
1553:(40,000 lb (18,000 kg))
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1404:(26,400 lb (12,000 kg))
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1369:(52,910 lb (24,000 kg))
1363:(70,000 lb (32,000 kg))
1347:(25,000 lb (11,000 kg))
1341:(22,000 lb (10,000 kg))
1326:(22,000 lb (10,000 kg))
1320:(55,000 lb (25,000 kg))
1304:(72,000 lb (33,000 kg))
1298:(28,000 lb (13,000 kg))
1202:(22,000 lb (10,000 kg))
332:USAAF strategic bombing in Europe
1629:Long Range Strike Bomber program
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1430:(19,450 lb (8,820 kg))
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1381:(21,000 lb (9,500 kg))
1375:(20,000 lb (9,100 kg))
1282:(12,000 lb (5,400 kg))
1226:(11,000 lb (5,000 kg))
1220:(15,870 lb (7,200 kg))
1208:(18,000 lb (8,200 kg))
1196:(13,000 lb (5,900 kg))
1190:(20,000 lb (9,100 kg))
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702:, using French-made bombers and
615:. For a time, some squadrons of
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1214:(9,240 lb (4,190 kg))
1178:(8,000 lb (3,600 kg))
1130:(7,500 lb (3,400 kg))
1112:(4,400 lb (2,000 kg))
627:points near the Soviet border.
599:on short notice as part of the
228:first strategic bombing efforts
1001:" in bombardment wings; older
891:military action in Afghanistan
623:some distance away from their
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1501:North American XB-70 Valkyrie
1314:version of B-29 Superfortress
1136:(1,100 lb (500 kg))
1124:(2,000 lb (910 kg))
1106:(1,100 lb (500 kg))
1100:(1,700 lb (770 kg))
1072:. France's newer twin-engine
692:nuclear-armed bomber for the
1600:Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider
1449:North American A-5 Vigilante
1288:– small number converted as
909:Tu-22Ms carried out several
722:ballistic missile submarines
605:mutually assured destruction
462:bomber forces, the so-named
1740:Strategic-Air-Command.com,
1551:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
1339:North American B-45 Tornado
1188:Consolidated B-32 Dominator
1176:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
1170:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
1146:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
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198:First and Second World Wars
49:is a medium- to long-range
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1361:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
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981:During the 1950s the U.S.
942:strategy and tactics. The
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418:ordnance, deployed in the
220:Imperial Russian Air Force
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1182:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
921:Notable strategic bombers
853:Strategic bombers of the
759:others in flight using a
656:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
611:were designed to deliver
569:atomic bombs were dropped
537:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
377:daylight bombing capacity
291:early in the 1930s that "
27:Type of military aircraft
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1280:North American AJ Savage
821:precision guided weapons
520:, but led only to three
408:Strategic Bombing Survey
1302:Convair B-36 Peacemaker
712:reconnaissance aircraft
706:to deliver French-made
472:as part of the general
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559:, undertook low-level
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341:units more generally.
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223:
208:Sikorsky Ilya Muromets
90:military installations
58:air-to-ground weaponry
42:
38:strategic bomber, the
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1345:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
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1110:Zeppelin Staaken R.VI
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161:conventional weapons
76:, which are used in
1964:Electronic warfare
1722:on 21 February 2013
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1459:Rockwell B-1 Lancer
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1128:Handley Page V/1500
1122:Handley Page Type O
1083:strike capability.
785:Rockwell B-1 Lancer
761:buddy refueling pod
647:, were used in the
645:Handley Page Victor
490:A. Support for the
375:began to develop a
314:U.S. Army Air Corps
40:Rockwell B-1 Lancer
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1469:Dassault Mirage IV
1424:
1419:Russian Air Force
1312:reverse-engineered
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901:roles. During the
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561:incendiary bombing
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414:" resulted in the
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1353:– nuclear-armed,
1077:multirole fighter
1066:military aviation
936:strategic bombing
907:Soviet Air Forces
903:Soviet-Afghan war
836:Russian Air Force
660:Soviet Air Forces
443:was the troubled
187:multirole fighter
157:tactical missions
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94:strategic bombing
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344:At the start of
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210:was designed by
163:. An example is
149:aerial refueling
78:air interdiction
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972:fighter-bombers
950:type at end of
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778:stealth bomber.
753:fighter-bombers
730:fighter-bombers
719:nuclear-powered
708:nuclear weapons
699:Force de Frappe
636:Royal Air Force
613:nuclear weapons
585:
557:Mariana Islands
555:, based in the
541:Pacific Theater
465:Kampfgeschwader
379:using improved
319:Army Air Forces
310:Royal Air Force
285:Stanley Baldwin
200:
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145:strike fighters
141:fighter-bombers
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1261:Avro Vulcan
1249:as well as
1164:Martin B-10
1158:Boeing YB-9
1087:World War I
915:Afghanistan
875:Vietnam War
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609:superpowers
587:During the
551:, the U.S.
492:Ural bomber
470:German Army
424:CBI Theater
412:smart bombs
238:with their
232:World War I
66:penetrators
51:penetration
2178:Categories
2038:Non-combat
2014:Multi-role
1947:Pathfinder
1942:Penetrator
1858:Helicopter
1848:Fixed-wing
1640:References
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1441:swing wing
1411:Supersonic
1333:Jet engine
1104:Gotha G.IV
893:, and the
791:, and the
775:B-2 Spirit
724:, with 16
674:"Badger".
634:" for the
524:- and two
474:Blitzkrieg
404:bombsights
339:day bomber
175:-equipped
2094:Transport
1992:Emergency
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1863:Unmanned
1594:Xian H-20
1518:BAC TSR-2
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817:stand-off
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732:carrying
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632:V bombers
625:fail-safe
601:deterrent
573:Hiroshima
518:Luftwaffe
460:Luftwaffe
436:Luftwaffe
275:Armistice
248:Zeppelins
169:Mirage IV
86:logistics
1972:Intruder
1726:31 March
1692:cite web
1682:31 March
1613:See also
1581:Xian H-6
1402:Xian H-6
1247:missiles
1237:Cold War
1116:Zeppelin
956:Cold War
899:tactical
887:Gulf War
855:Cold War
840:Tu-160M2
827:and the
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683:Xian H-6
643:and the
621:orbiting
597:take off
589:Cold War
577:Nagasaki
367:and the
353:aircraft
267:American
255:aircraft
236:Russians
216:airliner
133:missiles
2159:(SLBMs)
2153:(ICBMs)
2089:Trainer
2084:Testbed
2050:Liaison
1977:Fighter
1954:Carrier
1910:Gunship
1871:Stealth
1843:Balloon
1838:Airship
1821:Modern
1531:A USAF
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1245:-armed
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299:in any
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1997:Escort
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1900:Attack
1887:Combat
1853:Glider
1716:af.mil
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1588:Future
1357:-based
1275:engine
1040:France
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848:Tu-22M
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336:Allied
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