Strategic Bombing
Description
Air operations against strategic targets to degrade enemy war-making capability and national infrastructure.
Phases
- **Target Development Phase:** Intelligence analysis, target nomination
- **Mission Planning Phase:** Route planning, weapon selection, timing
- **Force Assembly Phase:** Package formation, tanker rendezvous
- **Strike Phase:** Ingress, weapons delivery, egress
- **Assessment Phase:** BDA, re-strike planning
Tasks (7)
+ New TaskInfrastructure Targeting (Power, Water, Communications)
Attacks on critical infrastructure to degrade enemy capability.
Industrial Facility Strikes
Attacks on factories, refineries, and production facilities.
Transportation Hub Destruction
Attacks on rail yards, ports, and logistics centers.
Fuel/Oil Refinery Attacks
Strikes on petroleum production and storage facilities.
Command and Control Node Targeting
Attacks on enemy headquarters and communications centers.
Economic Center Strikes
Attacks on financial and economic targets.
Population Center Attacks (Coercion)
Attacks intended to affect civilian morale and political will.