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Oberon · 01-07-11, 08:54 PM

Never understood how non-stealth strategic nuclear bombers are meant to hit their targets without being blasted out of the sky before hand. Although, I guess if the first strike takes out radar installations, then there's no way of knowing where the bombers are, but otherwise it would be a case of picking them up on long range radar, burning through the jamming and directing the patrolling aircraft in.
I guess it depends on what range burn-through is achieved vs launch range of stand-off nuclear missiles.

Altitude would also help...but then again things like the MiG-25 were designed to get up to altitude sharpish.

01-07-11, 08:54 PM	#55
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Never understood how non-stealth strategic nuclear bombers are meant to hit their targets without being blasted out of the sky before hand. Although, I guess if the first strike takes out radar installations, then there's no way of knowing where the bombers are, but otherwise it would be a case of picking them up on long range radar, burning through the jamming and directing the patrolling aircraft in. I guess it depends on what range burn-through is achieved vs launch range of stand-off nuclear missiles. Altitude would also help...but then again things like the MiG-25 were designed to get up to altitude sharpish.