Arado E.555 Strategic Bomber

Arado’s E.555 was a family of German studies for a long-range jet bomber during the Second World War. Flying-wing arrangements and multiple jet engines featured in the proposals. The program remained on the drawing board and was canceled before an aircraft was built, leaving its performance and armament as projected design characteristics.

The most familiar E.555 configuration combined a broad swept wing with a cluster of jet engines and a crew compartment near the centerline. Arado’s designers considered several arrangements as part of a requirement for a bomber capable of reaching distant targets. Germany’s shortages and deteriorating war position made such projects increasingly detached from immediate production possibilities. The studies ended in late 1944, leaving drawings and projected figures rather than a prototype to evaluate.

Finish and color

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Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in Global War 1936, Global Empires, and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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