#North American B-45 Tornado

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radiant vortex
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Jet-engine bomber developed in the mid 1940's. It was the first operationa jet bomber to be used by the USAF, as well as the first one to be refueled in midair. It was also used for aerial reconnaissance. 143 were built, and it was operated by the USAF and the RAF.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_B-45_Tornado
GENERAL STATS (B-45A)
Crew: 4
Length: 75 feet 4 inches (22.96 meters)
Wingspan: 89 feet (27.13 meters)
Height: 25 feet 2 inches (7.67 meters)
Wing area: 1,175 square feet (109.2 meters squared)
Max takeoff weight: 91,775 pounds (41,628 kilograms)
Powerplant: x4 General Electric J47-GE-13 turbojet engines, 5,200 pounds of thrust per engine
Max speed: 566 MPH (911 KMH, 492 knots)
Range: 1,192 miles (1,918 kilometers, 1,036 nautical miles)
Service ceiling: 46,000 feet (14,000 meters)
Armaments - guns: x2 0.50 inch M3 machine guns in tail turret
Armaments - bombs: Up to 22,000 pounds (10,000 kilograms) of bombs
Extra equipment: B-45C's could have two 1,200 gallon (4,542 liter) wingtip-mounted fuel tanks

The North American B-45 Tornado was an early American jet bomber designed and manufactured by aircraft company North American Aviation. It has the distinction of being the first operational jet bomber to enter service with the United States Air Force (USAF), as well as the first multiengine jet bomber to be refueled in midair.The B-45 originated...

river path
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why did i never know this existed

velvet radish
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Wouldn’t this thing be able to fly across the whole map?

glass swallow
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obviously applys to everything not just the BUFF but its a bomber so I figured.

velvet radish
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Is there like a easier way to calculate that?

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Irl to in game?

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Like say 25-30%

glass swallow
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there probably is but i dont know it

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if i recall 1 stud = 1km or something