B-52 bomber - weapon capacity

Feuer Frei! · 06-22-16, 06:39 PM

70,000lbs apparently:

Commander Wallace · 06-23-16, 07:19 AM

This link and video show why this aircraft is still a valuable aircraft and why it's still in service.

Great link.

Jimbuna · 06-23-16, 07:26 AM

Most impressive and approximately three times the capacity of the UK's last bomber, the Vulcan.

Commander Wallace · 06-23-16, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Most impressive and approximately three times the capacity of the UK's last bomber, the Vulcan.

The Vulcan is impressive in it's own right and looks great doing it's thing.

If I remember right, the Vulcan earned the distinction of flying all the way to the Falkland Islands during the dispute over those Islands.

Jimbuna · 06-23-16, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

The Vulcan is impressive in it's own right and looks great doing it's thing.

If I remember right, the Vulcan earned the distinction of flying all the way to the Falkland Islands during the dispute over those Islands.

You are quite correct matey, there were seven planned and five actually took place:

Operation Black Buck
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Black_Buck

Aktungbby · 06-23-16, 08:56 AM

Forget the fancy-dan stealth bombers; can you imagine some Russian sitting with his thumb on the 'switch' in his all rubles-paid bunker, and he knows every B-52 in the US is headed his way...and the threat is still viable since '55!!!. The B-52's official name Stratofortress is rarely used; informally, the aircraft has become informally referred to as the BUFF (Big Ugly Fat ****er) (well, bombing should be an 'informal' affair imho

) 2012: 85 were in active service with nine in reserve. His first thought: "Почему мы не имеем их также?" His second thought: "Hasta la Vista ...Comerade BBY"!

We'll call the 1 Nuke in the payload the "cookie" to keep our RAF buddies enthused.

http://warontherocks.com/2016/06/we-already-have-an-arsenal-plane-its-called-the-b-52/

Jimbuna · 06-23-16, 09:02 AM

Not wishing to stray off topic but the B-52 of today would probably resort to stand-off weapons because there chances of survival in an area with modern state of the art missile and fighter air defences (Russia being an obvious choice/example) would be very low indeed.

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06-23-16, 08:56 AM	#6
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06-23-16, 09:02 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,574 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Not wishing to stray off topic but the B-52 of today would probably resort to stand-off weapons because there chances of survival in an area with modern state of the art missile and fighter air defences (Russia being an obvious choice/example) would be very low indeed. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-23-16, 07:19 AM	#2
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,344 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	This link and video show why this aircraft is still a valuable aircraft and why it's still in service. Great link.