The Cost of Decreasing Vulnerability of Air Bases by Dispersal

Dispersing a B-36 Wing

ResearchPublished 1952

A study which examines the cost of decreasing the vulnerability to air attack of a B-36 wing by dispersal. Cost estimates are presented for a new single-based B-36 wing, a new dispersed B-36 wing (three bases), and the dispersal of an existing B-36 wing (two new bases).

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The Cost of Decreasing Vulnerability of Air Bases by Dispersal: Dispersing a B-36 Wing. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1952. https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R235.html.
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