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Nothing fancy. Rank in reversed (so earliest items in the original list have the highest index) list * 10 (to leave gaps for balancing). https://github.com/dcs-liberation/dcs_liberation/issues/2809
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description:
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The B-17 was primarily employed by the USAAF in the daylight strategic
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bombing campaign of World War II against German industrial, military and civilian
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targets. The United States Eighth Air Force, based at many airfields in central,
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eastern and southern England, and the Fifteenth Air Force, based in Italy, complemented
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the RAF Bomber Command's night-time area bombing in the Combined Bomber Offensive
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to help secure air superiority over the cities, factories and battlefields of Western
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Europe in preparation for the invasion of France in 1944.it was a relatively fast,
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high-flying, long-range bomber with heavy defensive armament at the expense of bombload.
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It developed a reputation for toughness based upon stories and photos of badly damaged
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B-17s safely returning to base. The B-17 dropped more bombs than any other U.S.
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aircraft in World War II. Of approximately 1.5 million tons of bombs dropped on
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Nazi Germany and its occupied territories by U.S. aircraft, over 640,000 tons were
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dropped from B-17s.
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introduced: 1943
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manufacturer: Boeing
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origin: USA
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price: 16
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role: Heavy Bomber
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variants:
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B-17G Flying Fortress: {}
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Fortress Mk.III: {}
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tasks:
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OCA/Runway: 150
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Strike: 150
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