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Bomber Command II

helios said:
moon puppy said:
Chris, from earlier in this thread it's been established we're looking for aircraft that were intended and designed for single role of a bomber. Pretty sure all those aircraft were designed from the get go as Attack aircraft. Lets keep it in the traditional sense of a multi engine bomber.
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Non-precision, mass ground peppering aircraft. 10-4. This is why I ask. :good:



Though one could argue the A-6...it could carry more bombs, further, faster than a B-17. :evil:

But I won't. ;)

Back to digging.
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Yep, that's what 25 years of development and a couple of good jet engines will get ya. :good:

I'll punt to Terry and Ian on the A-26 Dave. :frantic
 
No, I think from what I've read that the A-10s wouldnt count.
And on that note I didnt read enough to realize that this was supposed to be a WWII theme so I'll move my AEG G.IV out of here also.
James
 
James I think you AEG would surely be allowed, it was designed as a multi-engine level bomber so press on. :pilot
 
I concur with Bob on that James! I think the biggest problem is that with the modern aircraft there are multi role planes that don't count.

Here are some examples that work:[ul]
[li]B-52[/li]
[li]B-47[/li]
[li]B-50[/li]
[li]B-1[/li]
[li]B-2[/li]
[li]B-17[/li]
[li]B-29[/li]
[/ul]
Notice the B designation? Stands for bomber.

WW2 stuf can be a hot mess as planes had their roles changed during the production span. Here are more examples:[ul]
[li]Ju88 A1 Bomber[/li]
[li]Do17Z Bomber[/li]
[li]He111 P1 Bomber[/li]
[li]Ju88 A4 Bomber[/li]
[li]Ju88 G6 Night fighter (not a bomber)[/li]
[li]SM.79 Torpedo Bomber (not a bomber)[/li]
[li]FW190 F8 Ground attack (not a bomber similar role to A-10 Thus the A standing for Attack)[/li]
[/ul]


Hope that is all clear as mud. :blink
 
Yes but it is WWI and not WWII. So in the spirit I already moved it to War to end all Wars.
James
 
Funny, the original thread said "Any bomber any era". Should have said "strategic bomber". It would have removed a lot of confusion. Gary
 
On this subject, not likely Gary. F111 was a bomber in SAC...:bang head

James, you're good under the "any era" clause. :popcorn
 
Hi Moon puppy, What I meant by "strategic", was the concept. Not SAC per say, ie the Lancaster and the He-111 were bombers used in the strategic sense of the word. The F-111 and the F-117 should not, in my opinion even be called a fighter. Now I need to figure out hoe to join the desert storm campaign for one of my A-10's. Thanks Gary PS I'm really enjoying this forum
 
WARNING - WARNING This is your official two week warning, time to get those bombers out of their revetments and into the finished column !
 
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