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To: sukhoi-30mki; Jeff Head

I wonder if you can sling rotary launchers in the bomb bays and fill ‘em up with Harpoons? Just think, a squadron of B-1Bs with that sort of load out could lay waste to most of the Chinese surface fleet...
Probably PO the USN, though.


18 posted on 04/10/2012 12:30:55 PM PDT by Little Ray (FOR the best Conservative in the Primary; AGAINST Obama in the General.)
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To: Little Ray

They already carry CRLs in the bomb bays. So they could feasibly mount Harpoons.

They have modified B-52s to carry harpoons in a maritime patrol role...carrying 12 harpoons each. A B-1b could carry many more and old be a heck of a maritime strike aircraft.

They were looking at a new 16 carry rotary launcher in 2011. If they implement those it woul triple the number of weapons it could launch up to 48.


19 posted on 04/10/2012 8:39:08 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free, never has been, never will be (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Little Ray

Here’s a link to the EW rotary launchers.

http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_c2d9d02a-64a9-11e0-b878-001cc4c03286.html


20 posted on 04/10/2012 8:40:28 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free, never has been, never will be (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Little Ray

Another link regarding maritime strike tests of the B-1B in Sep 2011 using JDAMs.

http://www.eglin.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123272540


21 posted on 04/10/2012 8:52:02 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free, never has been, never will be (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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