Best Bomber of WW2 (continued)

[evangilder]

For the time, the XB-15 wasn't bad. But with the fighter developments, it certainly would have been easy meat for German fighters, as Adler said. Talk about a BIG target!

 

[FLYBOYJ]

For the time, the XB-15 wasn't bad. But with the fighter developments, it certainly would have been easy meat for German fighters, as Adler said. Talk about a BIG target!

Big target?!? If the B-15 saw combat it would of taken more hits than Mike Tyson!

 

[cheddar cheese]

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

6th Round!

 

[delcyros]

At all it was some kind of superlative in correspondence to Douhets aerial war doctrine (which turned out to be flawed) of a strategic daylight bombing camapign against the enemy´s morale. But such a big target, while impressive, is quite easy to hit: by AA as well as by interceptors.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Very true, I would not have wanted to have been in any bomber night or day either way.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Me neither. Id much rather be the guy in the 190 pummeling the bombers.

 

[MP-Willow]

But you have to respect the bomber crews who flew into all that flack

Question for you what was the best medium range bomber? I am going for the B-26, lowest loss rate, speed, and could have bombs and guns. Worked well in North Africa and France.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Both situations are hell. It always reminded me of two 18th or 19th century traditional armies in line blasting away at each other with muskets!

 

[kiwimac]

Closed and srchived and continued!

Kiwimac