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on the variant, the fighters either launched with the mothership or docked in flight, and they could refuel from the bomber. The definitive ' using a TB-3 and two Polikarpov I-16s, each armed with two 250 kg bombs, was used operationally as a strategic weapon system with good results against targets in the Kingdom of Romania during the opening stages of the Eastern Front campaign in World War II.

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