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To: sukhoi-30mki

It would still be a very good idea to have some larger bombers on hand. There has been circumstances in recent years where they would have been very handy.

Which kind of makes me wonder why there doesn’t seem to be any rocket-assisted SDBs? Drop it from a bomber, then the rocket takes it up to a much higher elevation, then disengages, giving it a longer glide path to target. It is pretty well known technology.


38 posted on 10/19/2017 7:43:20 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Hitlers Mein Kampf, translated into Arabic, is "My Jihad")
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
The French do have a rocket-assisted system called the AASM, which comes in various sizes. But given the lower manufacturing volumes, it's very expensive.
44 posted on 10/19/2017 8:15:47 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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