bombardiers
Crew aiming explosives
Bombardiers are crew members on military aircraft responsible for aiming and releasing bombs.
The term dates to an era when bombing required a dedicated specialist operating precision equipment like the Norden bombsight.
Modern guided munitions have reduced but not eliminated the role.
Bombardier also names a type of beetle that sprays hot, noxious chemicals at predators.
Route-directing crew member
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- gunnerOne who fires artillery
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
squadron · mission · cockpit · crew · airman · B-17 · Lancaster · altitude
Large mounted gun
- howitzerShort-barreled artillery piece
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
shelling · barrage · salvo · gunnery · caliber · field gun · emplacement · fusillade
Armed conflict between groups
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- infantryGround combat troops
- assaultViolent offensive act
offensive · tactics · campaign · deployment · enemy · frontline · raid · military
Cyclic conjugated diketone
- chemical defenseToxic means of protection
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
- exothermicReleasing energy as heat
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
predator · entomology · insect · ground beetle · enzyme
navigator
Route-directing crew member
aircraft · squadron · mission · cockpit · crew · airman · B-17 · Lancaster · altitude · sortie
cannon
Large mounted gun
- howitzerShort-barreled artillery piece
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- batteryPortable electricity storage
ordnance · shelling · barrage · salvo · gunnery · caliber · field gun · emplacement · fusillade · munitions
warfare
Armed conflict between groups
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- infantryGround combat troops
assault · offensive · tactics · campaign · deployment · enemy · frontline · raid · military · strategic
quinone
Cyclic conjugated diketone
- chemical defenseToxic means of protection
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
- exothermicReleasing energy as heat
boiling · predator · entomology · insect · ground beetle · enzyme
- artillerycannons, cannon, howitzers, howitzer, mortars
- WWI militarytrenches, ANZAC, trench warfare, Tommies, Western Front
- RAF airmenfighter pilots, wing commanders, air marshals, aircrew, pilots
- military personnelsoldiers, soldier, midshipmen, officers, troops
- military unitsarmy, battalion, squad, brigade, company
- Revolutionary UnitsContinental Army, militia, minutemen, state militia
bombardiersdefenders
Those who shield others
firefighters · fighter pilots · pilots · ground crew · mechanics
bombardiersmedics
Emergency treatment personnel
combat medics · peacekeepers · field surgeons · corpsmen · stretcher bearers