Bomber Planes (Boeing B-17)
During WWII bombers had a main goal and that was to wreak havoc among the ground units and buildings targeted. Strapped with multiple bombs deployed by man or the airplane, bombers were a huge threat because of their massive campaigns which proved to be invaluable during ground wars. With countries totally disregarding the bombers for fast and more maneuverable planes, the invaluable resource of the bomber served the U.S and Britain greatly, and successfully proved the power of a slow but hard hitting aircraft. Bomber planes can be classified into three groups: light, medium, heavy. Light bomber planes generally were smaller, had a single engine, low armor, and no supporting artillery and were used against infantry on the ground. The second tier bomber was the medium bombers which were more armored, had some supporting fire, a greater bomb load, and were used to bomb building and other stationary targets. The top tier was the heavy bombers which flew at much higher altitudes and had heavy armor, heavy supporting fire, large amounts of bombs, and were used to destroy large factories or other large stockyards. With the use of bombers, they provided heavy ground fire and proved to be successful in destroying large areas of a battlefield.
"The Flying Fortress", as the heavy tier was nicknamed, would release the bombs, destroying anything it its path. The B-17 had the ability to even demolish German U-Boats, which gave the U.S. a major advantage during the war, because this allowed for the advancement of the U.S. navy, to where they could further push the line of battle closer to German coast. The Flying Fortress was a power house, obliterating just about anything in its path with its M2 Browning Machine Guns, and bombs wearing anywhere from 4,000 to 8,000 lbs. This monster had enemies trembling because of its sheer power, and brute force.
During WWII bombers had a main goal and that was to wreak havoc among the ground units and buildings targeted. Strapped with multiple bombs deployed by man or the airplane, bombers were a huge threat because of their massive campaigns which proved to be invaluable during ground wars. With countries totally disregarding the bombers for fast and more maneuverable planes, the invaluable resource of the bomber served the U.S and Britain greatly, and successfully proved the power of a slow but hard hitting aircraft. Bomber planes can be classified into three groups: light, medium, heavy. Light bomber planes generally were smaller, had a single engine, low armor, and no supporting artillery and were used against infantry on the ground. The second tier bomber was the medium bombers which were more armored, had some supporting fire, a greater bomb load, and were used to bomb building and other stationary targets. The top tier was the heavy bombers which flew at much higher altitudes and had heavy armor, heavy supporting fire, large amounts of bombs, and were used to destroy large factories or other large stockyards. With the use of bombers, they provided heavy ground fire and proved to be successful in destroying large areas of a battlefield.
"The Flying Fortress", as the heavy tier was nicknamed, would release the bombs, destroying anything it its path. The B-17 had the ability to even demolish German U-Boats, which gave the U.S. a major advantage during the war, because this allowed for the advancement of the U.S. navy, to where they could further push the line of battle closer to German coast. The Flying Fortress was a power house, obliterating just about anything in its path with its M2 Browning Machine Guns, and bombs wearing anywhere from 4,000 to 8,000 lbs. This monster had enemies trembling because of its sheer power, and brute force.