In War With Iran, B-1s Would Be Vital

Politics Daily ^ | 11/22/2010 | David Wood

[sukhoi-30mki]

A U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear weapons facilities might look just like this: a B-1bomber lancing along just above the desert floor at 900 feet per second, ducking behind mountains and beneath ridgelines to hide from enemy radar, carrying a bellyful of 2,000-pound satellite-guided bombs.

[gman992]

Must be a member of the B1 “mafia”

[DTogo]

Why would the B1 need satellite guided munitions if it's "lancing along just above the desert floor at 900 feet per second, ducking behind mountains and beneath ridgelines to hide from enemy radar"??

At what point would it reach the target and then climb to sufficient altitude for such munitions to be effective... without being shot down??

[sukhoi-30mki]

It doesn’t need to go anywhere near the target since satellite guided munitions are stand-off weapons. The need for nap-of-the-earth flying is obvious since Iran is a very large country with nuclear and missile installations across the breadth of the country.