Best Bomber of WW2 (continued)

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

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