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B-52/Harpoon
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? Soviet naval bombers had big sea search radars, but B-52G didn't seem to have one... http://www.af.mil/news/factsheets/AG...n_Missile.html |
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"John C. Baker" wrote in message
In article , (KDR) wrote: 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? I'm assuming the B-52 would get some AWACS or Hawkeye input for off-board targeting. Unless there's some classified stuff we dunno about, I don't believe the B-52 has a targeting radar -- like you said. I think there is some infrared search capability, but I have no idea if that targeting info can be given to the missles. The B-52 hs the APQ-156 radar, the same radar once carried in the A-6E TRAM, which was regared as a top-notch radar bomber. That radar should be more that sufficient for surface search against naval targets. However, I expect they would get a steer from naval surveillence aircraft (P-3s, for example) to get within range of the target. -- Tom Schoene Replace "invalid" with "net" to e-mail "If brave men and women never died, there would be nothing special about bravery." -- Andy Rooney (attributed) |
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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? snip Also, remember that the Harpoon can be programmed to fly a course and search for targets. You don't need to have a lock on one before you launch--a simple bearing X, range Y, motion Z from another source (satellite, P-3, E-2, etc.) should suffice. |
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Thanks for the reply. How about the attack profile? Were they to
approach target below the radar horizon? And at what height were they supposed to launch Harpoon? "Thomas Schoene" wrote in message ink.net... "John C. Baker" wrote in message In article , (KDR) wrote: 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? I'm assuming the B-52 would get some AWACS or Hawkeye input for off-board targeting. Unless there's some classified stuff we dunno about, I don't believe the B-52 has a targeting radar -- like you said. I think there is some infrared search capability, but I have no idea if that targeting info can be given to the missles. The B-52 hs the APQ-156 radar, the same radar once carried in the A-6E TRAM, which was regared as a top-notch radar bomber. That radar should be more that sufficient for surface search against naval targets. However, I expect they would get a steer from naval surveillence aircraft (P-3s, for example) to get within range of the target. |
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"KDR" wrote in message
m Thanks for the reply. How about the attack profile? Were they to approach target below the radar horizon? And at what height were they supposed to launch Harpoon? No comment. Remember, B-52s might still have to fly that mission (unlikely but possible). -- Tom Schoene Replace "invalid" with "net" to e-mail "If brave men and women never died, there would be nothing special about bravery." -- Andy Rooney (attributed) |
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Yes, the B-52G did carry ASQ-151 Electro-optical Viewing System (EVS),
which consisted of AVQ-22 LLLTV and AAQ-6 FLIR. But the main purpose of this system was to prevent the bomber from flying into the ground at night. Tank Fixer wrote in message nk.net... In article , says... 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? Soviet naval bombers had big sea search radars, but B-52G didn't seem to have one... http://www.af.mil/news/factsheets/AG...n_Missile.html Don't teh G models carry an EO system in the nose ? |
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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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