Ermm…it was cancelled in 1993……..

The US had lots of bombers, the Russians wanted to stop them. Building more Tu-160s would hardly have helped in that task!

well its the same argument about whether to build SSK/SSNs or SSBNs. you need all of them to be able to form a true deterrant, but the USSR was particularly lacking in the stealth deep strike bomber feild.

as for it being canceled in 93, well that probably had more to do with economics then military planing.

well the USAF have the B2, the RuAF does not.

why bother with brand spanking new SLBMs if the SSBN you used to launch it can be heard across the pacific?

maybe not the best of examples, but this new 701 does seem to be a waste, especially considering the other deficiencies the RuAF (or soviet AF?) faced at the time. the principle example being the lack of credible penetrative power of their bomber fleet. their tu160s might be fast, but they dont offer anything near the success probability the B2s offered the USAF.

ummm…..

cant…see…

while we are on the subject of mods. have any of the ‘winners’ got emails from webbie telling you that you have be selcted or something?

hmm, tempting. but i would rather have flood’s belongings instead. 😀

so whats going to happen with general discussion then? can we please have four? 😀

so the prison gaurds are now acting as judge jury and executioner? :rolleyes: and if normal soilders are allowed to just walts into prisions and torchure prisioners for fun, then the US military has got itself a far greater problem then just some pervert prison gaurds having a sexual fantasy played out.

the mere possibility the these gaurds might have had a bone to pick cos they saw a US soilder get shot on CNN doesnt mean crap. if i saw one of my firends get beat up by an american, does it make it understandable for me to take a basefall bat and smack the first american i come across over the head with it? :rolleyes: