Thread: B-52/Harpoon
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Old October 13th 03, 02:18 AM
Jim Baker
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Pop quiz: When (date) was the first Harpoon launched off a B-52? ;-)


"BUFDRVR" wrote in message
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Just wondering, how were B-52G bombers supposed to find targets in
anti-ship strikes? Were they to use their own sensors or depend on
offboard targeting?


Just like the H model when it picked up the mission, the G model was going

to
work with naval assets that had the ability to classify vessels (we

usually
worked with S-3s). The BUFF does have an ability (particularly over water)

to
use its radar to find ships, but no way of knowing if its a Kashin Class
destroyer or the Love Boat.


BUFDRVR

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