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To: Navy Patriot

Isreal could use some high flying B-52s.

Too bad we chopped up so many over the years.


2 posted on 02/11/2018 2:29:34 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2

B-52s aren’t very good against SAMs. The SA-2s in Vietnam utterly savaged them. S200s and S400s would make it idiotic. Israel pretty much has to count on surprise and precision...and an extreme qualitative aircrew advantage.

A B-52 is a lot of things, but a surprise weapon ain’t one of ‘em.


4 posted on 02/11/2018 2:41:53 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: Paladin2
Israel could use some high flying B-52s.

You don't think those would be dead meat against modern air defenses? It's one thing to bomb goat rapers who can't shoot back, but there is modern Russian gear defending the airspace in Syria. Large, slow, high flying, 50 year old airframes aren't the best way to deal with that environment.

5 posted on 02/11/2018 2:50:02 PM PST by Gunslingr3
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