Is tac bomber dead concept?
Bombers are now just missile trucks, if you could mass produce SR-71s that could hold a payload worth a damn then that's what bombers would be like if we bothered with them in 2025.
>>64430845>if you could mass produce SR-71s that could hold a payload worth a damn then that's what bombers would be like if we bothered with them in 2025Boy I have some news for you anon
>>64430845Are you baiting? Not every mission requires a supersonic stealth bomber.
>>64430829Compare the Mosquito to the F-15S/EX in terms of payload and physical envelope.
>>64430829Not really, but a modern tactical bomber would be hard to distinguish from current multirole aircraft. They have similar capabilities and as such are the valid replacement for antiquated tactical bombers.
>>64430899>physical envelopeBrother couldn't just say "size"
>>64430877Are you sure?
>>64431184Yeah
I think the only bombers allowed should be strategic bombers releasing a ton of tiny bombs on the enemy because it looks cool, maybe let's cap the bomb size at 50kg-100kglet's cap the bomb size at 100kg
>>64430877Any that don't are handled quite nicely by a Strike Fighter because we don't need to carry an entire bomb bay's worth of ordinance to hit a single target anymore but instead can pick and choose who's head is going to receive each SDB.
>>64430829In terms of a medium bomber to carry out strikes against enemy strong points, logistic chains, and critical infrastructure to shape combat operations? Yes. Cruise missiles do all that better, for a fraction of the cost, with almost no risk to crews. In terms of something heavier than a patrol aircraft with a bomb or rockets strapped on to provide some CAS? Also yes, JDAMs, AGMs, and smaller PGM inegrated into a missile truck multi-role fighter do the same job better, with more survivability and flexibility. In terms of something that requires less assets and support than a heavy or strategic level bomber that can carry out raids against critical strategic targets that need more ordnance than a multirole can deliver but not everything and the kitchen sink? Yes, that's why they're building the B-21.
>>64430829It is. Medium planes really arent worth the ic unless youre intending to later sidegrade the 1936 for recon since their range is still broadly useful till the 1944 planes come around
>>64431210SDB says hi.
>>64430829Folded into the multirole fighter's capability, though China is supposedly trying to revive it with the new implessive 3 engine "fighter"
>>64430829strike fighters are essentially what tactical bombers arethey are definitionally tactical bombers because they are usually attacking enemy units directly or forward elements like supply depots, ammo dumps, bridges, and roads
>>64430829>>64431113>>64431254>>64432819Interdiction (aka 'behind enemy lines') and close air support are two different things, missions
