A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground and
sea targets, primarily by dropping bombs on them. Strategic
bombers are primarily designed for long-range strike missions
with bombs against strategic targets such as supply bases,
bridges, factories, shipyards, and cities themselves, in order
to damage an enemy's war effort. Examples include the: B-17
Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-29 Superfortress, B-36, B-47,
B-52 Stratofortress, and the General Dynamics F-111. Tactical
bombers are smaller aircraft that operate at shorter range,
typically along with troops on the ground. This role is filled
by many designs, including those listed below. In modern terms,
any combat aircraft that is not a purpose-designed strategic
bomber falls into this category. Fighter-bombers (also called
tactical fighters, strike fighters, and attack fighters) are
multi-role combat aircraft which can (at least theoretically) be
equipped for either air-to-air combat or air-to-ground combat.
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