Too late to make an impact, CC?? It carried more weight farther than anything else the Americans had. It was used for the firebombing of Tokyo and to drop the 2 nukes on Japan. It had a huge impact on the war in the Pacific. B-29s accounted for 24% of all bombs dropped by the allies on Japan!
I think that is probably the best way to put it. The Pacific and Europe were very different missions for heavy bombers. I would agree, B-29 for PTO and Lancaster for the ETO. But neither of those is my favorite bomber, which is the B-17.