Transport Bomber

[Penguin]

Wouldn't it be simpler to launch a hundred surface to surface missiles?

Yes, provided you were on the ground in the area, or at sea near the area.... whic is precisely what you don't have when conducting strategic aerial raids.

 

[janon]

Yes, provided you were on the ground in the area, or at sea near the area.... whic is precisely what you don't have when conducting strategic aerial raids.

Strategic targets are static, right? So why not use ICBMs to hit them? Why would you need to be near the target, when such long ranged missiles exist?

 

[Penguin]

Strategic targets are static, right? So why not use ICBMs to hit them? Why would you need to be near the target, when such long ranged missiles exist?

Not necessarily. e.g Bin Laden.

 

[Oublious]

What about this?

It is a old idea, but some reason not used.

 

[Penguin]

What about this?

It is a old idea, but some reason not used.

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