The B52 stratofortress

I think the B52 relies for defence against these on electronic and infrared countermeasures, and to some extent on the use of standoff bombs.

Its major assets are load carrying capacity, range and adaptability - there have been major airframe and electronics modifications and I think they are on about the third engine type.

John

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Originally Posted by Pickles2

Jeez Bob, We ain't gonna have too many "robust discussions" about this sort of stuff,....very very good indeed.
The only problem I have, is getting the time to watch it all.
I suppose the only question I can think of would be, that compared to when the B52 started flying, SAMs were almost unknown, but now there's some very serious SAMs about, so I was wondering how the B52 could still operate being so vulnerable, or so it would seem to me, to those things.
Thanks, Pickles.

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Horses for courses, mate. A platform that can carry the load the B52 can, in this day and age, is gold for conflicts such as Iraq against Daesh, or the Phillipines, against muslim rebels. Just the threat of using them, would make people think twice. We were involved in an exercise, back in the day, where we were a navigational way point for a B52, flying very low. And I mean low. Armed with modern stand off missiles, all they have to do is pop up at the appropriate moment, fire the missiles, and go low again, home.

https://youtu.be/WJuEAQbxWRo?list=PL8F26D920AA815835