[cpdiii]

It can be done and done well. I give you the F-15 Strike Eagle model. I give you the F-14D model. From times past I give you the P-47 and the F4U Corsair.

True, but what is their bomb load compared to the B-17, the B-24, the B-29 or of our era the B-52 or B1-B or the B2 bomber? Tons of ordinance on target is what makes a bomber a bomber.

[eartrumpet]

True, but what is their bomb load compared to the B-17, the B-24, the B-29 or of our era the B-52 or B1-B or the B2 bomber? Tons of ordinance on target is what makes a bomber a bomber.

Not as great a difference as you would think. The B17 carried 8000lb for short missions and 4500 lb for long missions. The P47 could carry 2500 lb. The F4U-4 could carry 4000 lb of bombs. The A-1 Skyraider could carry 8000 pounds of bombs or other goodies.