The Luftwaffe was designed to be primarily a ground attack force, the Ju-88, He-111, and Do-17 were all equipped to be dive bombers, with a secondary level bomber role. Famously the Me-262 was delayed because Hitler insisted that it be able to conduct ground attacks. In this application the Reich was well ahead of the curve, something that can be seen in the later Western designs ranging from the F6F to the Typhoon to the P-47. The problem was the Luftwaffe never expanded beyond the "ground support" role. While the Americans and British invested massively in the development of strategic bombing the Reich effectively ignored the type (American heavy production was north of 35,000, British close to 10K, with the Reich totaling under 1,200), as the war evolved this decision severely impacted the Reich's ability to wage war.