trying to RE or building a derivatine of the backfire will take many years, not to meantion extremely expensive. so by the time the PLAAF have their own production Tu22Ms, the design would again be obsolete. a very high price to pay for a slightly less obsolete ac type then the one they already got. :rolleyes:.
Money? China got plenty!!! As u mention B-52,why B-52 a bomber in the 50’s still highly value by the US? Continue update makes it survive today! U can say abt the Backfire.What China need to master Backfire is the design,engines! System? China may update itself by the time a indigenous Tu-22 produce
the most important aspects of a bomber are its range, payload and speed.
the range of the H6s are sufficient for the job at hand, and while their payload leaves much to be desired, for the kind of money you need to RE and produce backfires, you can build enough H6s to carry far more bombs.
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That’s right! Tu-22M got a speed of 2Mach while H-6 got a 0.9Mach.Tu-22M Range and payload r way ahead of H-6! Tu-22M survivibility is higher as PLAAF still do not possess the air superiority of USAF! Which they can afford to escort a slow B-52 bomber!
in this day and age, the weapons a bomber can carry is far more important then the bomber itself. just look at the B52! the PLAAF will probably be interested in the advanced weapons the russian backfires can use (well, some of them anyways), but its doubtful whether the russians will release them..
I don’t think weapon is a problem! Just seen a YJ-12 SSM photo.YJ-12 spec may be 300km and speed 3M. Imagine Tu-22M carries 4 YJ-12
if the russians do allow for the PLAAF to take their pick of weapons to go with the Tu22M, the PLAAF will probably buy the plane, but for the weapons instead of the plane itself. so some years down the line, you’d see the backfires in museums, while H6s will still be trotting about with their new found toys.
OMG! H-6 design is earlier than Tu-22M.How can Tu-22M (70’s)gone first than H-6(50’s)? Whay logic is that?
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