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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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140:, 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
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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.,
1444:-based (only deployed for a brief period in strategic nuclear strike role for which it was originally designed before transitioning to reconnaissance role)
1597:. 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.
517:-built prototypes ever flying, and no operational "heavy bombers" for strategic use for the Third Reich beyond the roughly one thousand He 177s built.
1591:. 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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United States
Strategic Bombing Survey. Over-all Report (European War). Washington: Government Printing Office, September 30, 1945.
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Robinson, Douglas H. The
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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British to create extensive defense systems including some of the first
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Neillands, Robin. The Bomber War: The Allied
Offensive Against Nazi Germany. Woodstock, NY: Overlook, 2001.
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or tactics to allow for often-bragged "pinpoint" accuracy. The post-war U.S.
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bomber (the first heavy four-engine aircraft), and by the
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Balance of power: theory and practice in the 21st century
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bomber that would soon be vital. The equally important
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628:allies, two V bomber types, the
106:strategic bombing was widely employed
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772:Newer strategic bombers such as the
380:were used to quickly form defensive
286:strategic "terror" bombing of cities
85:, strategic bombers can be used for
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81:, factories, etc.). In addition to
1883:Airborne early warning and control
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982:from somewhat larger contemporary
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655:. The Soviets later developed the
282:the bomber will always get through
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1566:(88,200 lb (40,000 kg))
1560:(55,000 lb (25,000 kg))
1554:(46,300 lb (21,000 kg))
1548:(75,000 lb (34,000 kg))
1542:(40,000 lb (18,000 kg))
1536:(70,000 lb (32,000 kg))
1393:(26,400 lb (12,000 kg))
1387:(35,000 lb (16,000 kg))
1358:(52,910 lb (24,000 kg))
1352:(70,000 lb (32,000 kg))
1336:(25,000 lb (11,000 kg))
1330:(22,000 lb (10,000 kg))
1315:(22,000 lb (10,000 kg))
1309:(55,000 lb (25,000 kg))
1293:(72,000 lb (33,000 kg))
1287:(28,000 lb (13,000 kg))
1191:(22,000 lb (10,000 kg))
321:USAAF strategic bombing in Europe
1618:Long Range Strike Bomber program
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1419:(19,450 lb (8,820 kg))
1376:(21,000 lb (9,500 kg))
1370:(21,000 lb (9,500 kg))
1364:(20,000 lb (9,100 kg))
1271:(12,000 lb (5,400 kg))
1215:(11,000 lb (5,000 kg))
1209:(15,870 lb (7,200 kg))
1197:(18,000 lb (8,200 kg))
1185:(13,000 lb (5,900 kg))
1179:(20,000 lb (9,100 kg))
1013:Other aircraft such as the twin-
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691:, using French-made bombers and
604:. For a time, some squadrons of
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1203:(9,240 lb (4,190 kg))
1167:(8,000 lb (3,600 kg))
1119:(7,500 lb (3,400 kg))
1101:(4,400 lb (2,000 kg))
616:points near the Soviet border.
588:on short notice as part of the
217:first strategic bombing efforts
990:" in bombardment wings; older
880:military action in Afghanistan
612:some distance away from their
572:The Cold War and its aftermath
1:
1490:North American XB-70 Valkyrie
1303:version of B-29 Superfortress
1125:(1,100 lb (500 kg))
1113:(2,000 lb (910 kg))
1095:(1,100 lb (500 kg))
1089:(1,700 lb (770 kg))
1061:. France's newer twin-engine
681:nuclear-armed bomber for the
1589:Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider
1438:North American A-5 Vigilante
1277:– small number converted as
898:Tu-22Ms carried out several
711:ballistic missile submarines
594:mutually assured destruction
451:bomber forces, the so-named
1729:Strategic-Air-Command.com,
1540:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
1328:North American B-45 Tornado
1177:Consolidated B-32 Dominator
1165:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
1159:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
1135:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
782:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
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187:First and Second World Wars
38:is a medium- to long-range
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1534:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
1522:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
1350:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
1230:Weapons loads can include
984:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
970:During the 1950s the U.S.
931:strategy and tactics. The
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407:ordnance, deployed in the
209:Imperial Russian Air Force
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1285:Boeing B-50 Superfortress
1171:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
910:Notable strategic bombers
842:Strategic bombers of the
748:others in flight using a
645:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
600:were designed to deliver
558:atomic bombs were dropped
526:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
366:daylight bombing capacity
280:early in the 1930s that "
16:Type of military aircraft
1423:General Dynamics FB-111A
1269:North American AJ Savage
810:precision guided weapons
509:, but led only to three
397:Strategic Bombing Survey
1291:Convair B-36 Peacemaker
701:reconnaissance aircraft
695:to deliver French-made
461:as part of the general
348:-carrying capacity and
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980:Boeing B-47 Stratojets
902:in various regions of
872:Operation Freedom Deal
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271:British Prime Minister
229:Sikorsky Ilya Muromets
212:
197:Sikorsky Ilya Muromets
79:military installations
47:air-to-ground weaponry
31:
27:strategic bomber, the
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1334:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
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884:2003 invasion of Iraq
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150:conventional weapons
65:, which are used in
1953:Electronic warfare
1711:on 21 February 2013
1546:Rockwell B-1 Lancer
1448:Rockwell B-1 Lancer
1385:Handley Page Victor
1117:Handley Page V/1500
1111:Handley Page Type O
1072:strike capability.
774:Rockwell B-1 Lancer
750:buddy refueling pod
636:, were used in the
634:Handley Page Victor
479:A. Support for the
364:began to develop a
303:U.S. Army Air Corps
29:Rockwell B-1 Lancer
2178:Russian inventions
1894:Counter-insurgency
1613:High level bombing
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1458:Dassault Mirage IV
1413:
1408:Russian Air Force
1301:reverse-engineered
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1033:Dassault Mirage IV
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725:stand-off nuclear
679:Dassault Mirage IV
554:air raids on Japan
550:incendiary bombing
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403:" resulted in the
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223:(1914–18), by the
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203:as the first ever
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1440:– nuclear-armed,
1342:– nuclear-armed,
1066:multirole fighter
1055:military aviation
925:strategic bombing
896:Soviet Air Forces
892:Soviet-Afghan war
825:Russian Air Force
649:Soviet Air Forces
432:was the troubled
176:multirole fighter
146:tactical missions
87:tactical missions
83:strategic bombing
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333:At the start of
278:House of Commons
199:was designed by
152:. An example is
138:aerial refueling
67:air interdiction
51:tactical bombers
36:strategic bomber
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961:fighter-bombers
939:type at end of
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802:cruise missiles
767:stealth bomber.
742:fighter-bombers
719:fighter-bombers
708:nuclear-powered
697:nuclear weapons
688:Force de Frappe
625:Royal Air Force
602:nuclear weapons
574:
546:Mariana Islands
544:, based in the
530:Pacific Theater
454:Kampfgeschwader
368:using improved
308:Army Air Forces
299:Royal Air Force
274:Stanley Baldwin
189:
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130:fighter-bombers
63:attack aircraft
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