To: prairie dog
What are those fat sausage-looking things on top of mid- fuselage? The old Soviets had some far ranging plans for this air/sea platform. The tubes you see were for anti-shipping missiles - see below'
Another mission role would have been as a troop carrier for VERY RAPID amphibious landings. At 300+mph, these could be from under horizon to beach in minutes!
48 posted on
07/25/2016 4:15:47 PM PDT by
SES1066
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To: SES1066
SSN-12 SANDBOX SSM initially like on KIEV “carriers”. updated to SSN-19 SHIPWRECK.
the ME-262 was so vulnerable on take-off and landing the Luftwaffe assigned FW-190 squadrons for cover during those transitions.
53 posted on
07/25/2016 4:37:11 PM PDT by
bravo whiskey
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To: SES1066
It was for rapid deployment troop transport on water
57 posted on
07/25/2016 4:47:50 PM PDT by
mylife
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