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Medium bomber
A medium bomber is a moderately large bomber aircraft capable of carrying large bomb loads for moderate distances at medium altitudes, especially one having a gross loaded weight of 45000 to 113000 kg. It is designed to operate with medium bombloads over medium distances; the name serves to distinguish them from the larger heavy bombers and smaller light bombers. The term was used prior to and during World War II, when engine power was so meager that designs had to be carefully tailored to their missions. The medium bomber was generally considered to be any level bomber design that delivered about 4,000 pounds of ordnance over ranges of about 1,500 to 2,000 mi. Heavy bombers were those with a nominal load of 8,000 pounds or more, and light bombers carried 2,000 lb. These distinctions were beginning to disappear by the middle of World War II, when the average fighter aircraft could now carry a 2,000 lb load and ever more powerful engines allowed "light" bomber designs to largely take over the missions formerly filled by mediums. After the war the term disappeared from use almost instantly; some of this was due to mass demobilization of the participant air forces' existing equipment, and the fact that several of the most-produced medium bomber types were now technologically obsolescent. Although a number of later aircraft were designed in this performance and load-carrying range, they were henceforth referred to as tactical bombers instead. Examples of post-war mediums include the English Electric Canberra and the Soviet Ilyushin Il-28 "Beagle".
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of medium bomber in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
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The numerical value of medium bomber in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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