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Ivan calls the bombers the White Swam. Has Mach 2 capabilities and could carry almost 90,000 lbs of munitions.
1 posted on 11/15/2017 6:00:55 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

“Ivan calls the bombers the White Swam. “

Swam where?


2 posted on 11/15/2017 6:17:31 AM PST by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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From the article, they don’t even try for stealth. The task of the bomber is to get close to the target, while staying outside target’s air defenses, and launch high-speed cruise missiles.


3 posted on 11/15/2017 6:19:23 AM PST by PapaBear3625 (Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: C19fan

Everything a knock-off of American technology.


4 posted on 11/15/2017 6:22:01 AM PST by onedoug
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To: C19fan; Army Air Corps; zot

Depending on how “largest” is defined, the Convair B-36’s fully loaded weight was 225 tons. However, its four bomb bays could carry up to 86,000 pounds while the TU-160 is rated at 88,000 pounds. The Tu-160M/M2 is better compared to the the B-1A/B Lancer. Bottomline: another ‘bar bet’ topic for which the Guinness book of records should be consulted. ;)


6 posted on 11/15/2017 6:25:26 AM PST by GreyFriar (10)
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That’s a high-tech steam punk cockpit they got there...


7 posted on 11/15/2017 7:27:50 AM PST by Afterguard (Deplorable me!)
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