What is the difference between a strategic bomber and a bomber?

Bombers in general should mean tactical bombers. Strategic bombers.

The difference with tactical bombers is mainly in the range, bombing targets, attack methods, attachment and combat objectives. Strategic bombers have a long range and are generally deployed in rear bases, and the bombing targets are mainly important factories, transportation hubs, and important military facilities of the enemy. The cost of strategic bombers is huge, and tactical bombing is generally not necessary.

Tactical bombers, which refer to smaller bombers, are used for tactical bombing, attacking armed forces and baggage.

After the end of World War II, the size and bomb load of fighters and attack aircraft gradually increased, and the technology of aerial refueling became more and more mature, and tactical bombers increasingly lost their technological superiority, so they were gradually replaced by fighters and attack aircraft. Now the development of tactical bombers in the countries of the world is gradually stopped.

Strategic bombers and bombers are first of all a relationship between connotation and extension, and generally speaking, an aircraft capable of carrying out strategic bombing missions can be called strategic bombers. For example, Mao's Tu-26 (Mao's own name is Tu-22M) supersonic bomber, its size, range, and bomb load are not very outstanding, but because of its powerful supersonic penetration capability, it was limited by certain arms control treaties as a strategic bomber during the Cold War. The reason why Mao Guo called the Tu-26 Tu-22M is because the Tu-22 is a supersonic tactical bomber, which is not comparable with the Tu-26 in any respect.

Another example is the American BF-111 strategic bomber, which is actually the strategic bomber version of the F-111. The French Mirage 2000N strategic bomber is a fighter capable of carrying out strategic bombing missions. China has used the Qiang-5 to throw a hydrogen bomb and has been successful.

So in this sense, whether or not is a strategic bomber is determined by the nature of the tasks it performs. Several Tu-95s have been converted into long-range maritime patrol aircraft, so these Bears are not strategic bombers.

In a narrow sense, a strategic bomber refers to an aircraft type that can deter each other among various military powers. Normally, it should have the characteristics of large range and large bomb load, such as the Tu-95 of the United States B52 Mao State. With the development of modern air defense concepts and technologies, the B-1 and Tu-160 with supersonic penetration as the mode of operation, and the B-2 with stealth penetration as the mode of operation, appeared.

Whether or not strategic bombers are needed is inevitably related to the strategic and tactical thinking of each country itself. For example, European countries have only limited operational depth, no strategic depth at all, so they do not need to develop strategic bombers. At present, the only countries that really have strategic bombers in the narrow sense are the United States and Russia.

The concept of the strategic bomber is actually a continuation of World War II and the early post-war period. To put it simply, the biggest feature of a long-range strategic bomber is its large bomb load and long range. During World War II, bombers were divided into light, medium, and heavy according to the different bomb loads and ranges, and in the early post-war period, there were more classifications of bombers at that time, including light tactical bombers, but later with the progress of technology, the range of fighters became longer and farther, and the bomb load was also larger and larger, and in the 70s, the bomb load of fighters and attack aircraft generally increased to more than 2 tons, which greatly squeezed the living space of light bombers.

As a result, light bombers were the first to disappear from the ranks of bombers, and their tasks were replaced by attack aircraft and part of the fighters.

A strategic bomber is only a type of bomber, which generally refers to a medium- and long-range bomber used to perform strategic tasks. (However, the definition of "medium and long-range" is different at different times.) It is an important component of strategic nuclear forces and one of the main carriers of large-yield nuclear **.

It can carry both nuclear and conventional bombs; It can not only drop nuclear bombs at close range, but also launch cruise missiles at long distances, and can be used for strategic offensive purposes, and when necessary, it can also carry out tactical bombing missions to support army and naval operations. Depending on the combat mission, strategic bombers can be divided into nuclear penetration bombers, cruise missile-carrying aircraft, and conventional bombers.

The main differences between a strategic bomber and a bomber are:

1.Bombing targets: Strategic bombers mainly bomb important enemy factories, transportation hubs, important military facilities and other high-value targets. Bombers, on the other hand, are mainly used for tactical bombing, attacking enemy armed forces and baggage.

2.Range: Strategic bombers usually have a long range, can fly thousands of kilometers, and are equipped with an air refueling system. Whereas, bombers usually have a shorter range and need to bomb under fighter escort.

3.Attack methods: Strategic bombers can use a variety of attack methods, such as high-altitude bomb dropping, nuclear bombing, missile attacks, etc. Bombers, on the other hand, usually attack by dropping bombs from high altitudes.

4.Bomb load: Strategic bombers usually carry a large number of bombs or missiles and have a large bomb load. The bomber has a relatively small bomb load, which is matched according to the needs of different missions.

5.Attachment and Operational Objectives: Strategic bombers are generally deployed at rear bases, with important enemy targets as their main attack targets. Bombers, on the other hand, are generally escorted by fighter jets to carry out tactical bombing missions.

To sum up, the difference between a strategic bomber and a bomber mainly lies in its range, bombing targets, attack methods, bomb load, attachment, and combat objectives.

Strategic bombers carry out bombing with military purposes, for example, the purpose of bombing is to blow up bridges, roads, or to incapacitate a combat unit in order to do anything. The purpose of bombers is to kill and injure the enemy's living forces to the greatest extent, that is to say, the more people killed by the bomb, the more combat equipment, the better, and tactical bombing may sometimes cause ** may not be as good as strategic bombing, but this does not negate its nature, on the contrary, strategic bombing is the same. ‍‍

The general strategic bomber refers to a bomber with a long range and a large load. In the past, it was believed that strategic bombers must have numerical superiority in order to have sufficient deterrence, but now it has long been different, the development of technology has made a strategic bomber have great power, and the service of B2 has completely subverted the so-called numerical superiority, and the US Air Force's current 20 B2A have enough deterrent power to deter the world.

Comparing the H-6 with the B52, it can be found that the strategic bomber has a long range (the range of the B52 is almost twice that of the H-6) and a large load (the weight of the B52 is conservative and 4 times that of the H-6). The H-6 can also carry air-launched long-range cruise missiles, nuclear aerial bombs and nuclear missiles, and ordinary aerial bombs for carpet bombing, and the B52 has no advantages over the H-6 in terms of speed and penetration capability.

The speed is about the same, and the radar reflection area is large. But the B52 can be a strategic bomber, and the H-6 is not.

Strategic bombers have several characteristics, that is, they are large-scale (with a large amount of eggs), ultra-long range (without refueling in the air, they can generally fly more than 10,000 kilometers), and can carry nuclear **. Ordinary bombers are mainly coordinated operations in the theater of operations, striking targets at fixed points.

The difference between macro and micro is that strategic bombing is a long-term plan, which is to destroy all kinds of enemy fortifications, factories, and other important targets, including living forces, at one time, with the aim of causing heavy losses and leaving the enemy breathless for a while. Tactical bombing, on the other hand, is only the bombing of a certain battle or a certain target. ‍‍

Bomber is a classified name for modern combat aircraft, which includes: strategic bomber, fighter-bomber, tactical bomber, etc. The strategic bomber is a representative of the highest end of the bomber.

Only the United States and Russia have strategic bombers in the world today! The B-52, B-1 and B-2 of the United States, and the Tu-95 and Tu-160 of Russia. The biggest feature of the strategic bomber:

It has a large bomb load, a long range, is expensive, strikes an important strategic target of the enemy, can launch cruise missiles outside the enemy's circle of fire, and can carry and launch nuclear bombs, which is an important part of a country's three-in-one nuclear strike! It is also known as heavy bomber, long-range bomber, is the embodiment of a country's cutting-edge national defense technology, its role is irreplaceable, but because of its development, manufacturing, maintenance and other extremely difficult, the cost is amazing, so the vast majority of countries do not develop and equip! Its status, like that of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier equipped by the Navy, is completely a symbol of military power, a manifestation of national defense forces, and a representative of armed deterrence.

The strategic bomber has a large range super bomb load and has the ability to carry nuclear weapons. However, all aircraft with ground attack capabilities can be called bombers.

One can destroy enemy aircraft in air combat, one cannot destroy enemy aircraft in air combat, and one needs fighter escort, and one does not need fighter escort!

There are three types of fighters. 1 Air-to-air fighter 2 Surface-to-air attack 3 Bomber The difference between a strategic bomber and an ordinary bomber is that a strategic bomber can carry nuclear bombs for long-range bombing.

It has jumped out of the previous strategic bombing feelings! As long as these platforms are equipped with nuclear **, they have become a sharp weapon to deter the other party......

Strategic bombers are all bombers, and bombers are not necessarily strategic bombers!

Generally speaking, missiles with a high deterrent power such as nuclear bombs are strategic. For example, strategic nuclear submarines also have nuclear bombs.

China's bomber series is a short board, and there is still a long way to go.

Isn't that an inclusion relationship?

In the past, especially in the propeller era, fighter planes were generally lighter and smaller, and most of them performed air supremacy, escort and air attack missions suitable for rapid deployment at low altitudes, while bombers were heavy and huge, and the ceiling was often higher than that of fighter jets, and almost all of them carried out relatively single bombing and sweeping missions against the ground.

In addition to air supremacy missions, fighter jets can also be mounted with relatively heavyweight, or even guided bombs carrying nuclear warheads to carry out bombing missions and short-range air support missions, such as F A-18, F A-22, Su-27, etc.; Bombers can also carry air-to-air missiles of various ranges to carry out anti-air attack missions, or carry various types of air-to-ground armed forces to carry long-range ground target precision strike missions, such as AC-130 series, B-2 series, Tu-160 series.

Of course, strategic offensive tasks such as carpet bombing and strategic nuclear strikes that require high range and high bomb load are still completed by large bombers, but today's battlefields are mainly equipped with precision-guided attack missions (air-to-ground missiles, guided bombs, etc.), or have extremely strong ground and sea target destruction capabilities (cruise missiles, thousands of pound bombs, etc.), or have a wide range of destruction (cluster bombs, terminal missiles, multiple launch rockets, etc.), and these armed often small fighters can also be loaded. And it can provide a range similar to that of a large bomber in the form of in-flight refueling and refueling tanks; The bomber is often too heavy and large, so that it almost does not have the ability to protect itself and combat combat, so it is often not used for air combat purposes, but it can still carry air-to-air weapons for self-defense, escort or ultra-long-distance air-to-air suppression, and because of its own sufficient fuel and strong radar system, it can fly long-distance alone or simply carry out ultra-long-distance air-to-air strikes outside the theater without the assistance of other units. Therefore, as long as the avionics system and the first system can match each other, the loading capacity can be limited to the maximum take-off weight, and the roles can be exchanged according to the needs of the mission nature, range, airframe performance, etc. Because the protagonist is the first system, under the condition of excluding the actual combat needs (combat performance, stealth performance, radar performance, range, combat altitude, etc.), there is no need for non-fighter or non-bomber on pure paper.

It's the size of the bomber, it flies far, it can carry more powerful missiles and bombs, and everything else.

Look at the fighters and bombers of that period, the fighters of the World War II period were fighters and bombers that destroyed the enemy to the greatest extent at close range, for example, the Diren dispatched 300 sorties of bombers and 150 sorties of escort fighters, then our side dispatched anti-aircraft guns on the ground, and 150 fighters to destroy half of the enemy, and bombers mainly carried tons of bombs, which were used to paralyze the enemy's urban infrastructure, military bases, roads and bridges in a wide area.