| abstract | - Strategic bombing is a military strategy used in a total war with the goal of defeating the enemy by destroying its economic ability and public will to wage war rather than destroying its land or naval forces. It is a systematically organized and executed attack from the air which can utilize strategic bombers, long- or medium-range missiles, or nuclear-armed fighter-bomber aircraft to attack targets deemed vital to the enemy's war-making capacity. One of the aims of war is to demoralise the enemy, so that peace or surrender becomes preferable to continuing the conflict. Strategic bombing has been used to this end. The phrase "terror bombing" entered the English lexicon towards the end of World War II and many strategic bombing campaigns and individual raids have been described as terror bombing by commentators and historians although, because the term has pejorative connotations, others have preferred to use other terms such as "will to resist (by which I mean morale)". The theoretical distinction between tactical and strategic air warfare was during the interbellum between the two world wars. Some leading theorists of strategic air warfare, during this period were the Italian Giulio Douhet, the Trenchard school in Great Britain, and General Billy Mitchell in the United States. These theorists were highly influential, both on the military justification for an independent air force (such as the Royal Air Force) and in influencing political thoughts on a future war as exemplified by Stanley Baldwin's 1932 comment that the bomber will always get through.
- This is the ability for a bomber to attack a factory. If the bomber survives AA Gun fire, it will proceed to attack the factory for either cash or unit production. The rules for strategic bombing vary by version. Property Interaction:
* Heavy Bomber Dice Rolls - Defines the number of dice to roll for Heavy Bombers
* LHTR Heavy Bombers - Defines LHTR bomber rules
* Limit SBR Damage Per Turn - Limits damage due to Strategic Bombing per turn
* Limit SBR Damage To Factory Production - Limits production loss to territory value
* SBR Affects Unit Production - Strategic Bombing affects the number of units that can be produced at the factory
* SBR Victory Points - Strategic Bombing affects Victory Points
* Territory Turn Limit - Limits the Strategic Bombing (and Rockets) damage to production in a turn
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