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To: PIF
Who takes care of the masses of resistors? Mr. Warthog...

...don't forget the B-52s carpet bombing towns and cities across the land.

134 posted on 08/30/2009 9:18:13 AM PDT by TigersEye (0bama: "I can see Mecca from the WH portico." --- Google - Cloward-Piven Strategy)
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To: TigersEye
O Right! With napalm no less! I was just going for a minimalist scenario...
135 posted on 08/30/2009 10:35:07 AM PDT by PIF
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To: TigersEye
The May 1997 Report of the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), prescribed a total fleet of 187 bombers (95 B-1, 21 B-2, and 71 B-52). Since the QDR, two B-1s had been lost in peacetime accidents. However, the Report of the Panel to Review Long-Range Air Power (LRAP) concluded the existing bomber fleet cannot be sustained through the expected life of the air frames and that additional aircraft will eventually be required. To address this issue, the Air Force will add five additional B-52 attrition reserve aircraft, bringing the B-52 total from 71 to 76 for a total bomber force of 190. The B-52 fleet will remain the same with 44 combat-coded aircraft.

Not enough BUFFS left to mount a good run even during VN.

149 posted on 09/03/2009 6:41:31 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Nemo me impune lacessit The law will be followed, dammit!)
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