300 atomic bombs requires 300 flights. 1.3 million tons of bombs require at least 130,000 flights [1]. Conventional bombs haven't scaled as nuclear bombs have,

300 atomic bombs requires 300 flights. 1.3 million tons of bombs require at least 130,000 flights [1]. Conventional bombs haven't scaled as nuclear bombs have, and I believe a single B-52 can haul about 1.3 megatons in its belly. In addition, normal bombing actually didn't kill many people. (Though some of the firebombing runs did. That's what happened at Tokyo and Dresden.) As long as the air raid system and the fire depts function, the cities usually aren't that damaged. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Lancaster http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Lancaster