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”.
Not only is the B-1 the prettiest aircraft ever built, it also has the highest payload of any US bomber, by far.
It’s the fastest too.
The B1B was designed for 75,000lbs internally in the weapons bays each large enough to hold a 8 pack of SRAMs or B83s that’s 24 cities turned to vapor. Then it has 8 external hard point’s sized to hold two ALCM each those are 3,000lbs each the hard point’s had 30” spacing lugs and 8,000lb capacity. Maxed out a B1B could haul 16 ALCM with 150KT each and 1500 mile stand off range externally. Then bring 24 B83 city busters of over a megaton each for 200ft low level penetration lay down bombing.
The Soviets were so scared of the B1B it was the second thing they demanded in the SALT treaty only the Pershing II leadership bunker killer scared them more.