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YB-40 Flying Fortress
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Strategic Bombers
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YB-40FlyingFortress

⚙ B-17F Flying Fortress variant
YB-40 Flying Fortress
YB-40 Flying Fortress Photo: United States Army Air Forces · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 48
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Payload
75
Range
80
Penetration / Survivability
60
Nuclear Capability
0
Stand-Off Capability
30
Avionics
50
Stealth
0
Reliability
70
Strategic Impact
65
Cost-Effectiveness
55
Methodology ↗ → Strategic Bombers ranking
ManufacturerDouglas
CategoryStrategic Bombers
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality80%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Strategic Bombersranking ↗methodology ↗
48
Strategic Bombers MASS Rating
71/163
All-Time
Strategic Bombers · 10 axes scored
Payload
75
Range
80
Penetration / Survivability
60
Nuclear Capability
0
Stand-Off Capability
30
Avionics
50
Stealth
0
Reliability
70
Strategic Impact
65
Cost-Effectiveness
55
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the strategic bombers category.
01 / Overview
YB-40 Flying Fortress
Category
Strategic Bombers
Prime contractor
Douglas
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
STRATEGIC BOMBERS
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PERFORMANCE/PRICE
45
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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MASS SCORE ↗
48
strategic bombers category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the strategic bombers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
03 / History
Strategic Bombers Douglas variant
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