Might of the US: History of American Bombers

During World War II, the U.S. bomber aviation was a force to be reckoned with, and its massive contribution to the eventual defeat of the Axis powers is absolutely indisputable. The mighty American industry built tens of thousands of bombers of all types, from single-engine carrier-based dive bombers to strategic B-17s and B-24s. Not to mention the legendary B-29 and B-32: true marvels of engineering.
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[@Hamid-MTA12]

Okay since you guys mentioned bombers , for the love of GOD tell me WHY IN THE WORLD IS THE B29 AT 7.3 ????????

[@AviationGamingINC.]

Fr

[@TeamValkyrie2023]

I mean if u want historical matchmaking it belongs in same br as me262 6.7 to 7.3 so what's it gonna b gaijjn, historical or abilities based matchmaking

[@TeamValkyrie2023]

Technically Germany should dominate in air late ww2 in war thunder. And that's why no historical matchmaking. It would be Germany in jets, every one else in props from 6.0 to 7.3 can u imagine all the crying then?

[@loneirregular1280]

​@TeamValkyrie2023 and also historically, the Luftwaffe still used props in the late stages of the war because they couldnt produce enough 262s. And also historically, early jets arent that much better than late war props. With that said I never played props vs jets. ☠️

[@loneirregular1280]

* sad Tu-4 noises *

[@pt3513]

Now if only you would make bombers worth playing.

[@ThunDoom1116]

All they have to do is double the rp and sl bonuses or even give it a 1.5 addition to make them more profitable than fighters

[@derbyjr]

@@ThunDoom1116or actually make them useful in matches

[@ThunDoom1116]

@derbyjr if you make them more profitable then they are useful to the player. Do you mean making AA bases that need heavier bomb loads than fighters and attackers to destroy or something? That only a bomber can destroy? Because thats the only "usefulness" fix I can think of.

[@derbyjr]

@@ThunDoom1116 no like instead of just in frontline matches, make bases count for all matches so the bomber players actually have a way to contribute to the match. Or make a game mode like the air assault mode but exclusively for bombers where instead of AI bombers and attackers, have the players in bombers and attackers and the AI in fighters

[@pt3513]

@@ThunDoom1116 well they recently made it so the bombers couldn't destroy the airbases anymore. I only saw that happen once, so its not like it happened all the time and ruined the game. It was a difficult goal to reach but at least it was a goal to achieve. Also the ai turrets are just awful. Even when maxed out they wont do anything. The last time a tail gunner actually did something for me, it finished off the yak9 that i had already set on fire with a bomb. poor accuracy from the ai is frustrating, but whats 10x worse is when the gunner dosent even shoot in the first place. Enemys will sit on your tail within spitting distance and the ai wont do jack about it. as for manually controlling turrets, it has an extremely steep learning curve, and the only way to learn is many hours of frustrating failure. a Tutorial and practice mission would go a very long way to help on that. also putting bombers like the b29 in tiers with jets is just dumb. the only real defense a bomber has is its altitude, and when facing jets thats not a viable option anymore. so, just bringing back the ability to destroy airfields and end the match would be a small help. Making it so the bombers aren't just easy prey, increasing their survivability would be better. I dont care if you somewhat reduce the rewards for ai gunner kills, just make the AI work for crap's sake. a separate bomber game mode might be nice, but to be honest I would be happy just by giving worth while targets in the normal mode, where my bombs actually contribute something to the match. That, and making it so they aren't just sitting ducks. so, 1. give the bomber players targets that actually help win the game 2. improve the ai gunners so that they'll actually do something to help 3. add a tutorial and training mission to help learn manual turret control 4. stop putting b29's against jets this isn't a perfect list, but I think it would be a good step in the right direction.

[@mokaso]

Bit disappointing that we haven’t see some of the real gems from the golden age of aviation come to the game. The B-47 Stratojet, the B-36 Peacemaker, B-32 Dominator, B-58 Hustler. So many beautiful airplanes.

[@thitran1362]

mostly due to the fact that bombers are generally useless in the game modes of war thunder. They need to somehow change the game modes to make bomber more useful.

[@FutureFlash2034]

@@thitran1362 They were useful, when airfields where an option to destroy, there was a need to support bombers and or destroy them to stop them in the background ending the game. But many fighter players who only focused fighter v fighter did not like having to attack bombers, so they removed airfields and made it so that bomber bases make a fraction of ground target point impact. This with the limit to 25minute matches from 60minutes originally means bombers cannot do what they used to.

[@mikefischer8576]

@@FutureFlash2034 You can still destroy airbases if you are able to destroy the three ground bases before the airbase

[@thefireisonfire]

​@mikefischer8576 it depends on the map, but the majority of maps now have the 4 base setup where the 4 bases respawn and you cant destroy the AF

[@3kmainer886]

i think you mean peacemaker lmao but yes it is too bad

[@gonz_daddy]

American heavy Bombers are awesome IRL, but flying American heavy bomber's in WarThunder is so rough. The Durability in game feels so bad and the gunners won't engage automatically unless the plane is close enough to scrape the bomber. The b29 being at it's BR should be illegal

[@loneirregular1280]

And then there is the Tu-4... 😅

[@FutureFlash2034]

The durability of bombers in warthunder is realistic I am afraid. Bombers are that fragile.

[@devlintaylor9520]

@@FutureFlash2034 They really are not. Shots at the tail make holes, the rear doesnt just detach from 2 shots

[@devlintaylor9520]

Same issue with twin engined planes too. They are made of paper

[@FutureFlash2034]

@@devlintaylor9520 What rounds are hitting you. If they are purely armour piercing then no it shouldn't. If they are explosive fragmentation rounds like meingeschoss then just like irl the compartment is overpressured and destroyed. There is a boat load of evidence even from some bombers that somehow were lucky enough to survive a 20-30mm meingeshoss round to the trailing edge of their wing and got home. And I really do mean a Single round.

[@guilhermevitorio273]

Kinda about time y'all add the b-52 and other strategic bombers...

[@fidel-3470]

Yeah, and there's at least 3 different B-52's to add with different tail weapons, one that had 4x 50 cal, one that had an M61 Vulcan 20mm, and one with electronic jammers. And IRL they had the ability to lock on to enemy aircraft an automatically engage. We have a bunch of useless meme tanks in game, but people think strategic bombers wouldn't work because there's no gameplay option. There's no excuse to not add them, it's OK if they're just a joke in the game.

[@JetS_Gamer]

The reason they aren't adding the b-52 was because it is an aircraft still in service, and because of all the leaked documents and such warthunder has been associated with, they do not want that to happen with the b-52

[@fidel-3470]

@@JetS_Gamer That's nonsense, they don't have to add anything beyond the B-52H which has been in service since 1962 - that's completely different than the B-52J which still has secret information.

[@AmSharky-ky2kj]

Well USA already has a lot of aircraft. Adding that aircraft to the UsA tech tree would make the game in-balanced as they also have to find a B.R for it. I am aware that the B-52 had a propeller prototype, but that’s not my point.

[@AmSharky-ky2kj]

@JetS_Gamer F-15 C got added today. Kinda irrelevant at this point.

[@BlueLightningHawk]

Gaijin has been sleeping on WW2 aircraft for a while. Almost nothing new added.

[@AmSharky-ky2kj]

Fr

[@deluxalpha4138]

they have been sleeping on the game entirely. Just too worried about their precious premium vehicles that ruin the game

[@santafewarbonnetproductions]

Fr

[@niceburger6479]

Add B32 Dominator, B36 Peacemaker,B45 Tornado, B47 StratoJet, B58 Hustler and update the Bomber Cockpits for god sake

[@StealthCloudchaser]

They do not care, They care about advertising the next top BR premium pack next update.

[@niceburger6479]

@@StealthCloudchaser facts

[@thombrick]

1:14 That's a Dutch skin for the Martin 139WC

[@paulgramlich2265]

Probably a hint

[@yorssimp2993]

Dutch subtree announced today You were right

[@Wt16]

Gaijin please either put the b-29 at either twice its spawn altitude or lower its freaking br

[@RedXlV]

4:42 And yet somehow there's still only a single model of B-24 Liberator in War Thunder (plus the PB4Y-2 Privateer). At a minimum, we should get the B-24J (the most-produced Liberator) and B-24M (the final production model Liberator) with their nose turrets. And probably the single-tailed XB-24N prototype, the ultimate Liberator.

[@1718djh]

Maybe also an Australian B-24? (we don't really have any premium bombers)

[@T95man]

@@1718djhwhich is funny considering Japan gets a premium b17 for some reason

[@1718djh]

@@T95man fr

[@HankyInTheTanky]

How yall gonna talk about bombers when you hate them and won’t fix them for us

[@WoutjeNLD]

First Dutch vehicle spotted! B-10B!

[@TheJudge2017]

They Directly mentioned the B-32 Dominator 🤔 So when is it coming to the game

[@randommangofan5737]

wait a few years till this deaf ahhh gaijiners listen to us and add’s Korea and Cold war bombers

[@crazycarnut1313]

@@randommangofan5737 it’s not a Cold War or Korean War bomber. They were only ever used against Japan.

[@randommangofan5737]

@@crazycarnut1313 ik the thing is that it was supposed to replace the B-29 if the B-29 turned out to be a fraud what i mean is that if they are adding the B-32 to the game they could atleast add some other bombers

[@crazycarnut1313]

@@randommangofan5737 ah ok that makes sense. Also I completely agree. We need better damage models and then more bombers. They’re just such interesting planes.

[@LawsonDadd]

I am literally watching this video at the national Air Force Museum, and I’ve seen all these planes in the last 30 minutes

[@JSDFEnthusiast]

B-32 next update :eyebrowraise:

[@Daily_Thunder]

Gaijin ıf it is possible can you add more bombers like B-36 or YB-49

[@T95man]

Omg someone else has actually mentioned the YB49. Yes dude, best and most underrated aircraft in all of history

[@commandercody8766]

you should add the b36, b50, and b52, and give bombers a slight buff, and you should also add the b1. those would make the game so much more fun.

[@SwinlyGames]

It would be nice if they had modeled cockpits

[@francoarca2122]

The video could endure a bit more if you guys added the b52 :)

[@Samtheman1251]

We would need a change for the wya the games played before that

[@francoarca2122]

@@Samtheman1251 That's true

[@Iden_in_the_Rain]

How to fix bombers in War Thunder: move all 4.0-12.7 bombers down 1.0 BR or more, make the AI gunners useful again, make bombers spawn at 9km, fix bomber MG bullet spread, buff bomber MG spall damage, and adjust base health as needed.

[@revan22]

Health... In war thunder???? 20 and 30mm cannons are doing accurate damage. Plus CAS is already dominating at any tier in mixed battles. So for air battles maybe but keep them where they're at in mixed.

[@Iden_in_the_Rain]

@@revan22 I said bombers, as in dedicated bombers (anything with guided air-to-ground ordnance is excluded). I also did mean ARB, not GRB.

[@T95man]

Or spawn bombers at different heights based on BR

[@shadowdome102]

Wish there was the B-36 Peacemaker in the game. :).

[@Lostforestcreate]

I would spend upwards of $100 if they added the B-36 or B-58 I know they have like no point in the current modes, but it would just be very cool to see it in game

[@bagel_thunderYT]

Cool cool, but one question CAN YOU PLEASE PUT THE B-29 AT 6.7

[@Knot_Sean]

The 25minute match limiter was the worst change ya’ll made to the game, Along with not adding additional bombers like the B-50’s, B-36, P2V’s P4M, PB4Y-2S that can carry those cool glide bombs!

[@ace0fdiamonds]

B-17 Flying Fortress my beloved, the whole reason I started playing the game

[@Nated2164]

Question: What are the differences between the AD-4 and the A-1H?

[@Thud105D]

Heavier airframe, more payload options and flares for the A-1H, plus it’s .3 higher if we’re talking ingame

[@1718djh]

​@@Thud105Dand the toilet lol

[@harka1996]

Make video like this for other nations of war thinder.

[@brechtvermoesen9360]

Pls add more b-24 variants and the b-17f and maybe a game mode for bombers there are a hole lot of people waiting for it

[@theballingboi5360]

When is the teaser dropping?

[@lumphao]

Friday

[@theballingboi5360]

@@lumphao they almost always come out on Wednesdays though

[@hom7998]

@@theballingboi5360 they always come on thursday?

[@ThunDoom1116]

All of you need to shut. I've heard Tuesday, I've heard Wednesday, I've heard Thursday, I've heard next week, I've heard 2 weeks on Tuesday, just wait please I don't need any more false hope. None of us do. We can only wait and see.

[@wolfroze9703]

6 hours ago lol

[@xPalmEdits20]

You need to buff bombers man, atleast buff or make the wing spars stronger because them things are always snapping when they get hit by the smallest caliber bullet As soon as people fly in bombers they get tickled by a couple shots and the whole plane falls appart like lego bricks

[@MechaG2]

Good stuff, Gaijin. 🫡 There are so many US bombers and strike aircraft I've been hoping will eventually be added to War Thunder. Like the B-58 Hustler, B-36 Peacemaker, B-47 Stratojet, P4M Mercator, B-50 Superfortress, B-45 Tornado, AJ Savage, A-3 Skywarrior, B-66 Destroyer, B-52 Stratofortress, B-1 Lancer, A-5 Vigilante, S-3 Viking, A-37 Dragonfly, or OV-10 Bronco. There are a bunch of specific variants for some planes we already have in-game I'd sure love to see added, too. Like the SBD-5/6 Dauntless, B-26F/G Marauder, F-84E Thunderjet, F-105B/D T-Stick II/G Thunderchief, F-111F Aardvark, A-6A/C/E SWIP Intruder, AV-8B/B+ Harrier II, or A-10C Thunderbolt II.

[@cofro3284]

Not even gonna touch on the TBF? It was arguably the most important naval bomber of the war. It filled so many tasks even after I was taken out of the bomber role.

[@nau7ilus]

Idea.....limit bomber players per game and... if I play as one b17 (just for example) I command a small formation of them and can switch between bombers like switching between squad members in enlisted. Either that or include an ai formation - because a single bomber in war thunder is pointless and just a free kill for the majority of players.

[@maxeo2644]

We need a bomber game mode! Called "flight intercept" It could introduce a machanic that could allow the player key bind "match speed" allowing bombers to create smooth formations.

[@vibecu]

Just release the new trailer

[@xet1ny]

im in their basement pls help they use me to power the servers running

[@piolig4202]

Prove it. Tell me the Basement guy's name

[@flufflepuffle6229]

Yet no mention of the B-23 Dragon, B-32 Dominator, B-50 Super(Duper)Fortress, and B-54 UltraFortress. All of which are incredibly important to US piston-engine bomber development and could be added to improve the bomber tree before moving on to jets without getting too crazy (like the B-36 would be).

[@dplays6037]

Could we get the American YB-49 and the propellor version

[@CarterGeng]

I would like to see the XB-35 and YB-49 to the game which they could be added because there’s actual footage of them and were fully tested but never saw service, so if they were to be added to the game they would most likely be premium or anniversary/event vehicles or something like that.

[@T95man]

YB49 gang

[@RAGEGamingRevolution]

Please add a proximity bonas for bombers, we need escorts to survive in br5+

[@QuentinRevell]

Error spotted: B-29 was used in Europe, but only for 1 mission. Another error is the lack of B-36, 47 and 52. There's also the upgraded version of the B-29 known as the B-50. Gaijin, as the only B-36 fan there is, please fix.

[@nikolajmilev6002]

dev stream and teaser

[@mr.markit5606]

The A20 is an absolute speed demon

[@christianscarani6348]

War thunder when it comes to post a youtube video or a devblog/teaser

[@kubrob]

I have an off-topic question, when will you add it f4G Phantom USA tre ?

[@jow3st]

Is this a teaser for the WWII-era bombers to finally have actual cockpits?

[@Dumb-as-bricks1]

I have a question, where is the B-52, B-2 or even B-1?

[@gabyer23]

Add to the game the B-32 Dominator

[@VolcanoQueen]

when will you guys model the insides of the bombers?

[@ocgdroopy]

That Dutch b-10 better be added into the new update

[@twisted4872]

And so giggle jiggles . .here we are yet again, a Decade later and for all the development and effort put into bombers in the real world, you still have not added turrets. I always have my eye on you . . .

[@babachloe7140]

These videos look awesome till you realise the grind to get you here is a second job by itself. So Aces High I guess it is till I retire in 30 yrs

[@radicaljellyfish4435]

Speaking of their might, you should make them so they don’t fall apart like a cookie drenched in milk at the first sign of danger, Gaijin 🙄🙄🙄

[@emmetthackett7046]

ok so since you've did a video on bombers can you at least fix them, buff them? do something with them so they aren't a waste of space in the game anymore? would be really nice

[@noamax1]

Teaser when?

[@Cyprez]

There is a b-10 with Dutch insignias

[@ZeroWhispers]

ONE OF THE FIRST I THINK

[@astrabvrm]

Add the B32 since you mentioned it

[@larryfoullke219]

so when we getting the peacemaker? the bear? the Vulcan? come on give us somethin new here we haven't gotten any new bombers in years.

[@dr.amratasrivastava2284]

If they added the b52 it can single handedly carey the team gaijin of you want to add b52 put it at 12.0

[@dr.amratasrivastava2284]

Plz gaijin

[@1718djh]

​@@dr.amratasrivastava228410.3 would make more sense imo, at 12.0 it would SUFFER

[@T95man]

@@dr.amratasrivastava228412.0 you mad! Like the other dude said. 10.3 would be perfect. And bombers don’t carry teams anymore. They don’t affect the game at all now except die

[@FutureFlash2034]

Any chance of us getting more bombers in war thunder? There are many bombers that have not been added and bombers have now been nerfed points affect wise to not matter in air rb. Is there any change planned for bombers to become more effective and important again, and when will we see more bomber aircraft? Bomber mains like myself have been flying them since we joined in 2013/14, and would play the game more regularly if more bombers for both the USA., Britain, USSR and China came along. Similarly when can we expect bomber cockpits in warthunder to be fully modeled? Only user made cockpits like that for the He-111 H-6 exist ingame so far.

[@Destroyer_21]

Can you model their cockpits please

[@Douwe02]

Why does the B10B have the dutch air force triangle on it?

[@topace1038]

Could be some kind of hint.

[@lieutenantlymer203]

B36 peace maker and B52 BUFF when Gijin? Also... bomber exclusive game mode when?

[@Im_chill_like_that2]

i forgot what day i was in: how can you see and avoid the aim-9m?

[@StealthCloudchaser]

Pariodic flares and sudden change of directions, The seeker will not track but will remember the direction you had, For instance, If you go left, pop flares and change direction, The missile will keep on going left as long as you keep popping flares every couple of seconds.

[@Im_chill_like_that2]

Nahh I want the snail talk for now…

[@haiangnguyen2528]

Now I will wait Gajin add S-75 Divina

[@Kingtiger21]

Humvee with tow2?

[@canhelpwithgames]

sitting here still waiting patiently for submarines to be added (yes ill wallet warrior them just to use them for custom battles XD) and for Mah b-52 (which should be a premium with a max Altitude spawn just because it would need to be there to actually be able to do anything in top tiers or give them no markers on maps/player ID's so that you'd have to radar lock them or visibly see them to make them viable and again I'd wallet warrior those for customs :D )

[@herbertmcsherb66617]

bombers are the neglected child of warthunder

[@weeb6861]

But Gaijin..if they are so mighty, why do they fall apart so easily in your game?

[@thesnazzycomet]

B-45 tornado when?

[@ZacharyBurgard]

My grate grandfather was a b24 Bombardier/ nose gunner he was part of the 36th bomb squadron which is misleading because it was the first radar jamming unit in us aviation history

[@DiceStrike]

There’s only one super sonic bomber - with flares in Warthunder. Can you guess which tech tree it’s in?

[@1718djh]

Su-22?

[@badgerman2229]

Please Gaijin all we want is the B-36 Peacemaker

[@blacksheep9505]

Liberator is the only plane I don’t like flying I mean I can fly it in WT but it’s a chore.

[@KyleHolt-yi7qg]

Why can we not finish the Thor’s Hammer Challenge in Air AB, nor Air RB?

[@bubyboo]

PVE SIM MODE PLEASE

[@OnePlusOneEqualsOnePlusOne]

B-25 Mitchell is the most flying Amerigun plane ever built.

[@evan9952]

why DB-7 isn't in french tech tree ?

[@Notgonnacare]

History of democracy and freedom

[@Flame10_falcon]

day 167 of waiting for Polish-Czechoslovakian, Polish-Czechoslovakian-Yugoslavian tech tree or a Polish sub tree

[@T95man]

B32 b36 YB49 b47 b50 b52 b58 and more

[@johnstarline1436]

please gaijin, hear us bomber players prayers.. the us bombers are paper, please make them worth the grind.

[@enzo_dc5871]

Yes yes, everything amazing but, you completely destroyed the bomber gameplay with the respawninng base, the jet bomber are the worst Il28, Canberra, Voutur totaly useless, Tu4, B29, B17 why i can't destroy the airfield anymore?

[@D4nger_CLO5E]

Uuuuummm did you hear what he said there at the end about jets....that's a story for another time 0_0 B-52, Vulcan, Tu-95???? Not if....When!

[@Rested-dog]

Day 22 of asking gaijin to fix custom battles to where the players br is separate from the ai’s

[@freleki1280]

gaijin you cant make a vid about USA bombers without mentioning the bomber mafia. Cmon

[@phillipsjourney]

alright cool give us b-36

[@kadeautree2912]

I think gainjin is still trying to take people’s souls

[@basswarnow]

5:22 casually committing war crimes

[@Bigjim-fx5gx]

The true voice of basement guy

[@purple_guy999yt]

It’s not William Mitchell, it’s Billy Mitchell

[@agniteyt]

PLEASE NERF THE B-29'S BR. IT'S TOO HIGH AND WE'RE GETTING TAKEN DOWN BY SIDEWINDERS AND EARLY SPARROWS!

[@ryns1808]

Where is the teaser gaijin?

[@ChallengerCC]

When Convair B-36?

[@smokwawelski2754]

Day 32 of asking gaijin to add the KRV Emil

[@cousinhyrax7122]

Why are bombers in the game and at the levels they are at if you cannot win a battle by playing them?

[@DeadSkyWT]

Teaser?

[@LoganStewart-n7z]

Can we add the b52 in the game

[@ApollonDriver]

B52, B36, AC130 gunship... Time to up the bomber game guys, you need to do something about it. 2 reasons why bombers are a pain to play: most of the time you fly alone, bombers' strength comes from numbers, so maybe have give AI companions and don't tell which are real players to the enemy. Second, AI gunners are so inaccurate and useless, but sometimes you have to pilot the plane and you can't shoot, then you die or you don't have the ability to shoot at twp different aircraft. For that, either implement a co-op mechanic in which 2-3 players team up in one plane, or buff the AI gunners. At least increase their engaging distance to at least 500 meters.

[@RebelTyrantKing]

Where is the B-52, F 117 nighthawk, B 1 Lancer?

[@1718djh]

F-117 is probably MUCH to classified, same as the B-1.. I could see the B-52 get added tho