Dan Albert c65ac5a7cf Move mission range data into the aircraft type.
The doctrine/task limits were capturing a reasonable average for the
era, but it did a bad job for cases like the Harrier vs the Hornet,
which perform similar missions but have drastically different max
ranges. It also forced us into limiting CAS missions (even those flown
by long range aircraft like the A-10) to 50nm since helicopters could
commonly be fragged to them.

This should allow us to design campaigns without needing airfields to be
a max of ~50-100nm apart.
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description:
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is capable of carrying up to 70,000 pounds
(32,000 kg) of weapons, and has a typical combat range of more than 8,800 miles
(14,080 km) without aerial refueling. The B-52 completed sixty years of continuous
service with its original operator in 2015. After being upgraded between 2013 and
2015, the last airplanes are expected to serve into the 2050s.
introduced: 1961
manufacturer: Boeing
origin: USA
price: 35
role: Strategic Bomber
max_range: 2000
variants:
B-52H Stratofortress: {}