Bomber
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A bomber is an aircraft designed to deploy explosive ordinance against ground targets (usually stationary objects such as buildings). Bombers vary widely in design, from "dive bombers" that are little larger than fighters to strategic bombers that can saturate an area with dozens of bombs.
A torpedo bomber is a specialized bomber designed to attack naval assets by dropping torpedoes into the water to damage ships below the water line.
Real Life Bombers
- Junkers Ju-88 (Luftwaffe (Nazi Germany))
- Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" (Imperial Japanese Navy)
- Avro Lancaster (Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force)
- de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito (Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force)
- Avro Vulcan (Royal Air Force)
- B-1 Lancer (United States Air Force)
- B-2 Spirit (United States Air Force)
- B-17 Flying Fortress (United States Air Force)
- B-25 Mitchell (United States Air Force)
- B-26 Marauder (United States Air Force)
- B-29 Superfortress (United States Air Force)
- B-52 Stratofortress (United States Air Force)
- XB-70 Valkyrie (United States Air Force)
- Tupolev Tu-16 "Badger" (Soviet Air Force)
- Tupolev Tu-22 "Blinder" (Soviet Air Force)
- Tupolev Tu-22M "Backfire" (Soviet Air Force/Navy)
- Tupolev Tu-95 "Bear (Soviet Air Force)
- Tupolev Tu-160 "Blackjack" (Soviet Air Force
Fictional Bombers
In science fiction, spacecraft often serve the function of bombers.