strategic bomber

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• Strategic bomber — A strategic bomber is a heavy type aircraft designed to drop large amounts of ordnance onto a distant target for the purposes of debilitating an enemy s capacity to wage war. Unlike tactical bombers, which are used in the battle zone to attack… …   Wikipedia

• strategic bomber — airplane capable of firing missiles at a target located at a great distance …   English contemporary dictionary

• Strategic bombing — is a military strategy used in a total war with the goal of defeating an enemy nation state by destroying its economic ability to wage war rather than destroying its land or naval forces. It is a systematically organized and executed attack from… …   Wikipedia

• Bomber Command — is an organizational military unit, generally subordinate to the air force of a country. Many countries have a Bomber Command , although the most famous ones were in Britain and the United States. A bomber command is generally composed of bombers …   Wikipedia

• Strategic Air Command (film) — Strategic Air Command 1955 Theatrical Poster Directed by Anthony Mann …   Wikipedia

• Bomber (disambiguation) — Bomber commonly refers to: * Bomber, a military aircraft that delivers bombs or other explosives: ** Light bomber, Medium bomber, Heavy bomber ** Strategic bomber, Tactical bomber ** Dive bomber, Torpedo bomberBomber may also refer to: * Bomber… …   Wikipedia

• Strategic Air Command — For the film, see Strategic Air Command (film). Strategic Air Command Strategic Air Command emblem Active 1946 1992 …   Wikipedia

• Bomber — For other uses, see Bomber (disambiguation). The B 17 Flying Fortress is a heavy bomber from World War II. A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground and sea targets, by dropping bombs on them, or – in recent years – by… …   Wikipedia

• Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom — Infobox Military Conflict conflict = Bases of the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom partof = the Cold War caption = Royal Air Force Stations used by the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command. date = 1948… …   Wikipedia

• Bomber gap — The bomber gap was the unfounded belief in the Cold War era United States that the Soviet Union had gained an advantage in deploying jet powered strategic bombers. Widely accepted for several years, the gap was used as a political talking point… …   Wikipedia

• strategic — adjective Date: 1825 1. of, relating to, or marked by strategy < a strategic retreat > 2. a. necessary to or important in the initiation, conduct, or completion of a strategic plan b. required for the conduct of war and not available in adequate… …   New Collegiate Dictionary