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Can it drop the bunker buster on Iran?

1 posted on 07/17/2025 3:55:00 AM PDT by whyilovetexas111

To: whyilovetexas111

I don’t see any mention in the article of payload. That’s kinda the mission.

2 posted on 07/17/2025 4:01:48 AM PDT by jimfree (My 22 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than Joe Biden.)

To: whyilovetexas111

Why. No it can’t. Which is ridiculous.

3 posted on 07/17/2025 4:08:41 AM PDT by desertsolitaire

To: whyilovetexas111

For some perspective:

B-52H:
Payload - 70,000 pounds
Max Takeoff Weight: 488,000 lbs
Speed - 650 mph (Mach 0.84)
Inventory (2024) – 76

B-1B
Payload - 75,000 pounds (125,000 w/ externals)
Max Takeoff Weight: 477,000 lbs
Speed – 900+ mph (Mach 1.2)
Inventory (2025) – 45

B-2
Payload - 40,000 pounds
Max Takeoff Weight: 376,000 lbs
Speed - 630 mph (Mach 0.95)
Inventory (2025) – 19

B-21
Payload - UNK
Max Takeoff Weight: 180,000 lbs
Speed – 0.8+
Inventory (2027) – 3

4 posted on 07/17/2025 4:12:45 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)

To: whyilovetexas111

Shocking what a B-1 can carry, if this is correct. Nearly twice that of B-52?

Color me skeptical of this data sheet.

We need to have at least one type of “bomb truck”.

10 posted on 07/17/2025 4:50:00 AM PDT by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)

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