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Here's a B-52 Stratofortress and all of its ammunition in one photo
Yahoo! Finance ^
| June 24, 2015
| By Alex Lockie
Posted on 06/24/2015 1:12:53 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
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To: Brad from Tennessee
The best BUFF everrrr . .!
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posted on
06/24/2015 2:12:45 PM PDT
by
ßuddaßudd
(>> F U B O << "What the hell kind of country is this if I can only hate a man if he's white?")
To: Brad from Tennessee
But no tail guns anymore, dammit.
42
posted on
06/24/2015 2:13:27 PM PDT
by
Demiurge2
(Define your terms!)
To: PapaBear3625
“I before E, except after C”
:-0
43
posted on
06/24/2015 2:13:34 PM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(You Don"t Need To Wait For The Next FReepathon To Make A Donation.)
To: fso301
The USS TEXAS fired 225 14 inch shells at Pointe du Hoc on D Day. This, out of 445 fired on June 6 and over 600 during the invasion.
I dont think our soldiers cared that the old girl was from 1898.
44
posted on
06/24/2015 2:30:33 PM PDT
by
Sasparilla
(If you want peace, prepare for war.)
To: hosepipe
Thank the LORD our CIC, when he is not
Skiing, lounging, watching NBA finals,
Vacationing in
taxpayer - rented homes and hotels in
New York City, The Hamptons, Hawaii,
Los Angeles, Denver, Sub-Saharan Africa,
Belfast, Palm Springs, Key Largo,
Martha's Vineyard, Spain,
and additional lavish Hawaii vacations...
is ALWAYS READY to defend we little Americans!
45
posted on
06/24/2015 2:35:18 PM PDT
by
golux
To: Brad from Tennessee
46
posted on
06/24/2015 2:39:05 PM PDT
by
TNoldman
(AN AMERICAN FOR A MUSLIM/BHO FREE AMERICA.)
To: Brad from Tennessee
Brings back memories of when I was a radar fire control system analyst for old “Buff.” I worked on the D and G models.
In England (Lakenheath) I worked on F-100s and at Carswell I was a civilian ART Tech on F105 TSII fighters.
Those were good planes and could do a hell of a lot of damage.
I only know of 2 aircraft that really “earned their stripes” through the ages: The C-47 and the B-52.
47
posted on
06/24/2015 2:47:09 PM PDT
by
DH
(Once the tainted finger of government touches anything the rot begins)
To: Sasparilla
Different battleship, Texas.
48
posted on
06/24/2015 2:47:40 PM PDT
by
shankbear
(The tree of Liberty appears to be perishing because there are few patriots willing to refresh it.)
To: Brad from Tennessee
The standard loadout for this plane includes... That is a list of munitions that the B-52 can carry. She can not carry them all at once. You must pick and chose depending on the mission.
49
posted on
06/24/2015 2:53:44 PM PDT
by
SunTzuWu
To: PapaBear3625
Too bad "receive" was spelled wrong. Kinda took the edge off.
To: ken5050
51
posted on
06/24/2015 2:58:53 PM PDT
by
Excellence
(Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
To: Brad from Tennessee
One very large can of whoop ass.
5.56mm
52
posted on
06/24/2015 3:07:55 PM PDT
by
M Kehoe
To: RWGinger
In a cross wind, the pilot keeps the nose of the plane pointed into the wind by flying sideways, or “crabbing,” for as long as possible, before straightening out the airplane for landing. So you’re on the ground, but you’ve still got that cross wind, and the plane can still get knocked side ways the way semi-trucks do in a strong crosswind. With a rotating main gear, you can keep the nose to the wind even after touching down.
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posted on
06/24/2015 3:24:10 PM PDT
by
Excellence
(Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
To: RWGinger
why does land sideways mean anything special? When crabbing most planes have to straighten the plane just before touchdown. Notice the undercarriage on the Buff actually turns allowing the plane to stay pointed into the wind.
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posted on
06/24/2015 3:28:16 PM PDT
by
TangoLimaSierra
(To win the country back, we need to be as mean as the libs say we are.)
To: RWGinger
“why does land sideways mean anything special?”
It means aircraft can operate in worse weather than normal. When the B-52 entered service, the steerable landing gear feature was classified.
55
posted on
06/24/2015 3:33:02 PM PDT
by
PLMerite
("The issue is never the issue. The issue is the Revolution.")
To: shankbear
...Different Battleship Texas...
I dont think the soldiers cared that the Battleship Texas was from 1914. 30 years old, with 14 inch main guns rather than the more modern 16 inch.
I dont think it mattered to those on the receiving end of those projectiles either.
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posted on
06/24/2015 3:41:56 PM PDT
by
Sasparilla
(If you want peace, prepare for war.)
To: hosepipe
I like that rotary cruise missile launcher.
To: Sasparilla
...with 14 inch main guns rather than the more modern 16 inch....
The Germans would say “Missed me by 2 inches”.
To: lee martell
When they moved those out of March in the early Eighties, I think I remember the Press-Enterprise ran a photo of one of them, nicknamed “Rock Lobster”.
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posted on
06/24/2015 4:08:21 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
("TINNNNNN ROOF!...busted!")
To: Brad from Tennessee
Bubble chaser on D and E B-52s.
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posted on
06/24/2015 4:08:55 PM PDT
by
Don_Ret_USAF
("No Government can survive Without The Trust Of The People.")
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