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Just wondering, how were B-52G bombers supposed to find targets in
anti-ship strikes? Were they to use their own sensors or depend on offboard targeting? Just like the H model when it picked up the mission, the G model was going to work with naval assets that had the ability to classify vessels (we usually worked with S-3s). The BUFF does have an ability (particularly over water) to use its radar to find ships, but no way of knowing if its a Kashin Class destroyer or the Love Boat. BUFDRVR "Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips everyone on Bear Creek" |
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On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 18:25:20 -0500, Alan Minyard
wrote: Well, blowing up either one would count as a service to humanity :-) In the case of the latter, I'd recommend deploying a full wing of buffs, just to make sure. greg -- $ReplyAddress =~ s#\@.*$##; # Delete everything after the '@' The Following is a true story..... Only the names have been changed to protect the guilty. |
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Pop quiz: When (date) was the first Harpoon launched off a B-52? ;-)
"BUFDRVR" wrote in message ... Just wondering, how were B-52G bombers supposed to find targets in anti-ship strikes? Were they to use their own sensors or depend on offboard targeting? Just like the H model when it picked up the mission, the G model was going to work with naval assets that had the ability to classify vessels (we usually worked with S-3s). The BUFF does have an ability (particularly over water) to use its radar to find ships, but no way of knowing if its a Kashin Class destroyer or the Love Boat. BUFDRVR "Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips everyone on Bear Creek" |
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Pop quiz: When (date) was the first Harpoon launched off a B-52? ;-)
Sounds like someone can use their log book to answer this I'd be happy to get the year right....I'll say 1983 and for the hell of it, 15 April 1983??? BUFDRVR "Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips everyone on Bear Creek" |
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ROFL!! No fair, you must know. It was about 1430 on 16 Mar 83. Excellent
guess! :-)) We hit the target, a destroyer full of styrofoam (or so we were told), dead center from 52 miles. Lots of fun. During the time our crew was tasked with Harpoon testing (along with another Mather crew and one BAD crew) we tested the new BLUTE weapon retard system at EDW. The first drop was done by our crew on that one too. First drop....not successful. Only about 10 out of, hmmm 48 (is that a full load BD?) worked. Regards, JB "BUFDRVR" wrote in message ... Pop quiz: When (date) was the first Harpoon launched off a B-52? ;-) Sounds like someone can use their log book to answer this I'd be happy to get the year right....I'll say 1983 and for the hell of it, 15 April 1983??? BUFDRVR "Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips everyone on Bear Creek" |
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