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The Amiot 354 was the latest in a series of fast, twin-engine bombers which fought with the Armée de l'Air in limited numbers during the Battle of France. It was designed int the mid-1930s and the first orders were ordered in 1938, but production delays and ordered modifications ensured that September 1939 saw no delivered aircraft. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
Eventually, the ordered number of this bomber reached 830, though ultimately only 80 machines were received by the Air Ministry and so it had no impact on the campaign of France, and disappeared less than six months after commissioning. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
But this medium bomber was a very modern aircracft, and could reach 298 mph (480 km/h). It had a range of 2,175 miles (3,502 km) and could carry 2,650 lb (1,200 kg) of bombs. Moreover, the Amiot 350 had 2 x 7.5 mm machine guns and one 20 mm cannon as defensive weapons. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
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The Breda Ba.65 was an all-metal single-engine, low-wing monoplane used during the Spanish Civil War and in the first part of World War II by the Regia Aeronautica. It was the only Italian ground-attack aircraft that saw active service in this role. It saw service almost exclusively on the North African front. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
It could reach 270 mph (430 km/h) and had a range of 342 miles (550 km). It was equipped with 2 x 12,7 mm and 2 x 7,7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns, and could carry 500 kg (1,102 lb) of bombs.
This aircraft proved effective and was compared positively with the German Junkers Ju 87 Stuka during the Spanish Civil War. But when War started in North Africa, they suffered heavy losses facing the British fighters and most were either out of service or shot down by February 1941
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The Bristol Blenheim was a British light bomber that was used extensively in the early days of the Second World War. This aircraft suffered heavy losses in the early stages of the war, because it stood little chance against the Messerschmitt Bf 109 during daylight operations; though it proved successful as a night fighter. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
The Blenheim had a range of 1,460 miles (2,351 km) and could reach 266 mph (428 km/h). It carried 1200 lb (540 kg) of bombs and had 4 x 7.7 mm machine guns to protect against fighter, and only one 7.7 mm in port wing. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
This bomber was faster than most biplane fighters in the late 1930s, but with the rapid advances in technology which had taken place in the late 1930s, the Blenheim was already obsolescent when the war was declared. It served in several countries, and 12 Blenheims were delivered to Greece between 1939 and 1940, and then more flew for the Hellenic Air Force in the Middle East.
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<!--CIVILOPEDIA CONVOY-->
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At the begining of the war, it was clear that the French and the British Armies didn't have enough materials to do a long war against Germany. So they turned to the USA for help providing war material. Despite the USA were a neutral nation, Roosevelt signed a pact to authorize to give materials to their future allies. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
So they started to send material and equipments by sea to supply the United Kingdom. But rapidly the KriegsMarine brought her submarines to attack the isolated transports crossing the Atlantic ocean. To avert the danger, the allies started to form convoys of transport ships protected by destroyers and other escort ships, and so material was brought more safety to its destination. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
But these convoys were also used in the Pacific and the Indian oceans by the allies and the axis to transport troops and material, and even to North Sea where Germans brought Iron coming from Sweden via Narvik.
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The Fairey Battle was a British sing-engine light bomber designed in 1936. Despite the fact it had the same engine that contemporary British fighters, it was slow, limited in range and highly vulnerable to both anti-aircraft fire and fighters with its single defensive 7.7 mm machine gun. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
Its maximum speed was 257 mph (413 km/h), had a range of 1,000 miles (1610 km) and could carry 4 x 250 lb (110 kg) bombs internally and 500 lb (230 kg) of bombs externally. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
When the Battle of France began, Battles were called upon to perform unescorted attacks against the advancing German army, and suffered heavy losses (99 lost between 10 and 16 May). This aircraft was also used by the UK's allies, and the Hellenic Air Force received 12 Fairey Battle. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
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The Mitsubishi Ki-21 (Allied codename "Sally") was a Japanese bomber designed in 1936, to replace both the Ki-20 and the Ki-1 heavy bombers . It began operations during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and participated to WWII until the end despite its growing inferiority. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
The Ki-21's maximum speed was 301 mph (485 km/h) and had a range of 1,680 miles (2,700 km). It could carry 2,200 lb (1,000 kg) of bombs, and had 4 x 7.7mm and 1 x 12.7mm machine guns to defend itself. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
Japaneses used this bomber on each of their fronts, including China, Malayan, Burmese, Dutch East Indies and New Guinea Campaigns, and even against USSR during the Battles of Khalkhin Gol in 1939. It was also used to attack targets as far-flung as western China, India and northern Australia. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
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The Loire-Nieuport LN.401 was a French-built dive bomber aircraft that saw service in World War II. It was designed in 1932, and arrived in the French Air Force and the Aéronautique Navale only in 1939, due to development problems. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
The maximum speed of the aircraft was 236 mph (380 km/h) with a range of 746 miles (1,201 km). It could carry 1 × 225 kg (500 lb) or 165 kg 330 lb) bomb, or 10 × 10 kg (22 lb) or 15 kg (33 lb) bombs. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
The LN.401 was used in ground attacks against German motorized columns, but losses were heavy. The production rate was insufficient to replace losses, and in about a month the two equipped squadrons lost two-third of their strength. The LN.401 was retired from service directly after the armistice.[NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
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The Petlyakov Pe-2 was a Soviet bomber designed in 1939 as an hight altitude bomber aircraft, but used as a dive bomber for ground attacks. It was regarded as one of the best ground attack aircraft of the war and it was extremely successful in the roles of heavy fighter, reconnaissance and night fighter. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
11,400 Pe-2s were manufactured during the war, greater numbers than any other twin-engined combat aircraft. The Pe-2 was fast, maneuverable and durable. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
Its maximum speed was 360 mph (580 km/h), and it had a range of 721 miles (1,160 km). The Pe-2 could carry 3,520 lb (1,600 kg) of bombs. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
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The Petlyakov Pe-8 was a Soviet heavy bomber designed in 1934, and the only four-engine bomber the USSR built during the war. Tests revealed that it was faster than any other heavy bombers at high altitude, and its flight performances corresponded to the best fighters of the time. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
Produced in limited numbers, it was used to bomb Berlin in August 1941 at the request of Stalin, but its primary mission, was to attack German airfields, rail yards and other rear-area facilities at night.[NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
The Pe-8 brought on board 11 crew members. It had 2 x 20 mm cannons in the dorsal and tail turrets, 2 x 7.62 mm machine guns in the nose turret and 2 x 12.7 mm in the engine nacelles. It could carry up to 11,000 lb (5,000kg) of bombs, had a range of 2,300 miles (9,300 km) and could reach 275 mph (443 km/h). [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
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The PZL.37 was a Polish twin-engine medium bomber, used in the defense of Poland against the Nazi German Invasion in 1939. It was designed in the mid-1930s in Warsaw, and the first serial aircraft were produced in 1938. Before the war it was one of the world's most modern bombers. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
It was able to carry a heavier bombload than similar aircraft, with 5,690 lb (2,580 kg) of bombs. Smaller than most contemporary medium bombers, it was relatively fast with a maximum speed of 256 mph (412 km/h) and had a range of 1,615 miles (2,600 km). But its defensive armament consisted of only 3 machine guns, which proved too weak against enemy fighters. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
During the Invasion of Poland, from 4 September some PZL.37 were attacking German armoured columns in day attacks, forced by the desperate situation to perform this mission for which they were not designed (the original plans to bomb targets inside Germany were quickly abandoned), and They suffered heavy losses due to lack of fighter protection [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero was a three-engined Italian medium bomber with a wood-and-metal structure. Originally designed as a fast passenger aircraft, this aircraft set 26 world records that qualified it as the fastest medium bomber in the world. It first saw action during the Spanish Civil War and flew on all fronts in which Italy was involved during World War II. It became famous and achieved many successes as a torpedo bomber in the Mediterranean theater. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
The maximum speed of the SM.79 was 286 mph (460 km/h) and had a range of 1,615 miles (2,600 km). It could carry on board 6 crew members and 2,645 lb (1,200 kg) of internal bomb load or two 450 milimetres torpedoes. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
The SM.79 was an outstanding aircraft and was certainly the best-known Italian aeroplane of World War II and was liked by its crews who nicknamed it Gobbo Maledetto ("damned hunchback"). It was the most widely produced Italian bomber of World War II, with some 1,300 built, remaining in Italian service until 1952. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.84 was a three-engine Italian bomber aircraft of World War II. It was designed by Savoia-Marchetti as a replacement for its successful SM.79. However, although it entered service with the Regia Aeronautica in 1941, it never replaced the SM.79, being retired from service before it. Basically it was an enhanced SM.79, with more modern solutions and systems. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
The armour was much improved compared to the almost nonexistent protection fitted to the SM.79. It was also better armed, because it had four 12,7 Scotti mm machine guns to defend itself in comparison with the three 7,92 mm of the SM.79. But on the other side, the SM.84 was much heavier and so less agile, not enough for a torpedo bomber. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
Its maximum speed was 268 mph (432 km/h) with a range of 1,137 miles (1,830 km), and could carry 4,409 lb (2,000 kg) of bombs or two torpedoes. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
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The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s in response to specification B.9/32, which called for a twin-engined day bomber of perceptibly higher performance than any previous designs. It could reach 235 mph (378 km/h), had a range of 2,550 miles (4,106 km) and could carry up to 4,500 lb (2,041 kg). [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
The aircraft was very vulnerable to attacking fighters, having neither self-sealing fuel tanks nor sufficient defensive armament. In particular, while the aircraft's nose and tail turrets protected against attacks from the front and rear, the Wellington had no defences against attacks from the beam and above, as it had not been believed that such attacks were possible owing to the high speed of aircraft involved. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
As a consequence it was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being replaced byt the Heavy bomber Avro Lancaster. The Wellington was popularly known as the Wimpy by service personnel, after J. Wellington Wimpy from the Popeye cartoons. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
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The Tupolev Tu-2 was a twin-engine high speed russian bomber designed at the end of the 1930s and it started to be built in 1941. Comparable to the German Junkers Ju 88 bomber, several versions were produced : torpedo, interceptor and reconnaissance versions. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
The Tu-2 carried 4 crew members, had a max speed of 325 mph (521 km/h) and had a range of 1260 miles (2,020 km). This aircraft was equipped with two ShVAK 20 mm cannons on the wings, and three 7,62 mm machin guns in the canopy, dorsal and ventral hatches, and coul also carry 3,300 lb (1,500 kg) of bombs. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
It was the USSR's second most important bomber behind the Pe-2. It was highly effective, faster than all medium bombers of the WWII, and had also a greater bomb load and range. Crews were universally happy with their Tupolevs. Pilots could maneuver like fighters and they were fast and tough enough to survive heavy damage. The Tu-2 remained in service in the USSR until 1950. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE]
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