[Joe 6-pack]

I think they were supposed to be a rough equivalent of our RA-5C Vigilante...

[TalonDJ]

They are comsiderably larger than either of those.
139 feet long. The F-111 and the A-5 were only a little over half that. The A-5 was 1.1k mile combat radius where as this monster is 2.4k mile combat radius. It is a serious long range anti ship weapon system and not to be taken lightly. The missles it launches are half the length of the Vigilante and can go 200 miles.

[ravager]

You think? Do check the size of a Tu-22 Backfire.

[cunning_fish]

Not in a same class as Vigilante.
I think a B-1 is an American answer to Backfire.