Prop bombers?........
The Tu 95 “Bear” has turbo prop engines and is a contemporary of the B-52.
Yep...sixty-year old technology that still works today as good as it did in the 1950s.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884713/posts?page=16#16
As a general rule, a turboprop is more efficient at the middle altitudes, whereas a jet is more efficient at higher altitudes. The Tupolev Tu-95 “Bear” has contra-rotating propellers (two props per engine, each turning opposite rotations) which bite the air in a similar fashion to the turbine in a jet engine increasing its efficiency. They are an efficient and extremely long range bomber.
The Bears are an older airplane than our B-1Bs or the B-2, but they are actually younger air frames than our B-52s. They may be turbo props, but they are very fast. Depending where you look for info, the Bear H supposedly has a cruise speed of 440 to 550 mph. With a max speed of 575 mph. That’s faster than most of the modern business jets.
Not as fast as a B-52, but much more efficient and great for long range patrol, surveillance, testing defenses, recording radio and radar frequencies, etc. Also good for carrying stand off weapons. They also have jet bombers, including the Tu-160 Blackjack (VERY similar to the B-1B) and Tu-22 Backfire bombers, both supersonic, swing wing aircraft.
Turbo-prob. All new-build from the 80s and early 90s. They are long-range air-launched cruise missile carriers. Think B-52Hs doing ALCM stand-off.
Ah ah, not with some advance stand-off missiles.