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PACIFIC THEATRE:BOMBERS |
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B-29 SUPERFORTRESS: The best bomber of WWII. It could fly the fastest, hold the most and would make it home. The B-29 was used to bomb mainland Japan and bombard other targets. It was famous for dropping the 2 atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After WWII 3 B-29s were forced to land in Russia and they were completly copied and used as the Russian TU-2 bomber. |
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DIVE-BOMBERS |
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Helldiver Dive-Bomber: This was one of the first U.S. dive-bombers. It wasnt as advanced as the later models. Notice the exposed gunner on the tail. A little fire from a enemy aircraft you would be killed instantly. |
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Dauntless Devasator: This was a pretty good model dive-bomber it also had a exposed tail gunner. It was more accurate. |
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TBF AVENGER: This was the standard NAVY torpedo bomber. It could take punishment and had good defensive guns for its size and could hold one 1000lbs torpedo or two 500lbs bombs. |
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