Lublin LWS-12 AN-2 (mod. 1942)
This is a drawing of a polish medium bomber which will be introduced in limited numbers. I will be the only medium bomber in the polish airforce and it will be used for night operation exclusively as the polish aircraft industry could not compensate the losses that would be sustained in daylight bombings within an acceptable timeframe.
The bomber is supposed to operate in small groups (4 - 8 planes), drop bombs especially on civilian targets and infrastructuce in the enemy mother land. Small Targets such as vehicles and trains can be strafed with the considerable gun-armament.
The direct effect of those attacks will be low but the polish air command thinks that it will have a big psychological impact on the enemy population and may tie considerable military resources (night fighters, flak etc.) of the enemy.
The performance statistics of the plane are top-secret.....However Dresden, Leipzig, Madgeburg, Dessau, Halle, Berlin, Königsberg to name a few will be within combat range....
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