Great quote

Ni!

I am not certain I agree with that assessment.
The B-52 has become more of a standoff launch platform than an actual
bomber. The advent of cruise missles and precision guide munitions has
changed the philosophy of how war is conducted.

Roger Long wrote:
From Avweb's Kevin Garrison in this week's column:
"Using the B-52 as our main bomber is the same thing -- in terms of years --
as using a three-masted schooner to battle the Japanese fleet in World War
II."
If you do the math, it's true. Amazing.

"john smith" wrote in message
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I am not certain I agree with that assessment.
The B-52 has become more of a standoff launch platform than an actual
bomber. The advent of cruise missles and precision guide munitions has
changed the philosophy of how war is conducted.

Great point. Airframe-wise the B-52 may be a 3-masted schooner, but it's got
2000lb cannons that can hit a target over the horizon with nearly perfect
accuracy. Of course the Yamato could sink it with one shot but it'd never
get close enough to try.

-cwk.

The B-52 of today may look the same as the B-52 of 50 years ago, but it is
not the same airplane. It has outlasted several designs specifically built
to replace it, including the B-1.

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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The B-52 of today may look the same as the B-52 of 50 years ago, but it is
not the same airplane. It has outlasted several designs specifically built
to replace it, including the B-1.


The B-1 is still in service.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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The B-52 of today may look the same as the B-52 of 50 years ago, but it
is
not the same airplane. It has outlasted several designs specifically
built
to replace it, including the B-1.


The B-1 is still in service.

I think they plan to retire it, though. Even the B-1 is still like using
Dewey's fleet against the Japanese.

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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The B-1 is still in service.


I think they plan to retire it, though.


All aircraft retire eventually. USAF plans are to fly the current bomber
fleet of B-1, B-2, and B-52 bombers into the mid 2030s.



Even the B-1 is still like using Dewey's fleet against the Japanese.


?

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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The B-1 is still in service.


I think they plan to retire it, though.



All aircraft retire eventually. USAF plans are to fly the current bomber
fleet of B-1, B-2, and B-52 bombers into the mid 2030s.



Even the B-1 is still like using Dewey's fleet against the Japanese.



?


And the last I heard was that AWACS is funded through 2040.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message link.net...
"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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The B-52 of today may look the same as the B-52 of 50 years ago, but it is
not the same airplane. It has outlasted several designs specifically built
to replace it, including the B-1.


The B-1 is still in service.

Was it used in the Gulf war and Iraq? I haven't see any news on it lately.

Bryan "The Monk" Chaison

"bryan chaisone" wrote in message
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Was it used in the Gulf war and Iraq? I haven't see any news on it
lately.


The B-1 made it's combat debut in operation Desert Fox in 1999. It was also
used in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and the most recent unpleasantness in Iraq.