Criteria for bombers?

[wellsfargo]

Originally Posted by Dibble201Bty

But it doesn't matter what mark or type the bomber is, if it can carry and drop a medium size bomb-load on any given mission then it's a medium bomber, If it can only carry a light bomb-load, it's a light bomber, and if it can carry a heavy bomb-load.....

Why update your list? The B1 could carry a maximum load of 22,000lb so you were correct.

Paul

Yes….. I agree with you….. But what is a light bomb load (500kg ?) A medium (2000kg ? bomb load A heavy bomb load (6000kg ?) and are the bombs internal

“Attack with aggression, but always have a plan of retreat”

[Dibble201Bty]

Originally Posted by wellsfargo

Yes….. I agree with you….. But what is a light bomb load (500kg ?) A medium (2000kg ? bomb load A heavy bomb load (6000kg ?) and are the bombs internal

“Attack with aggression, but always have a plan of retreat”

If the Aircraft can deliver a given weight of bombs then it shouldn't matter how it gets them to the target because (as I have said before) all an aircraft is, is a delivery system.

The carry-weight for an aircraft type should be the maximum load carried by that type 'on more than rare occasions' in WWII.

Up to 2,000lbs = Light. -"- 5,000lb = Medium. Over 5,000lb = Heavy.

Paul