american conventional forces arent all that wonderful, when was the last time the US went 1v1 with even a HALF equal opponent?
the Blackjack has a powerful ECM suite onboard too, and if i recall correctly the aircraft feature a terrain following system that flies the plane at Mach .85
the aircraft is also designed much more stealtly than the B-1B, as someone mentioned earlier in this thread..
and ur comment on the production line not starting is false, as russia is expecting 1 Blackjack delivered this year and 2-3 more next year. sounds like production.
you guys are missing some really good stuff…
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US subs will never be as slick looking as the Russian Akulas/Severodvinsks
ultra low level B-1B faster than Tu-160? where r u getting this? :S
and the max speeds can’t be compared (something like 700km/h apart)
i know, im just playin around 😉
And anyone commenting on the topic of the Kh-15/AS-16 Missile?
Can’t say the Russian military has it bad 😛 The guy who represents some part of the Russian military here (Russian Embassy, New Delhi) drives a new E Class Mercedes.
(I’m Russian, but not with the embassy, dad is on business here).
but good enough to be put to sail to bust up some US carrier group if the need be?
Remaining one laid up? What’s that mean.. ? That’s Lazarev btw.. while I agree that Ushakov should be scrapped (probably too rusty to float) but Lazarev and Nakhimov should really be recommisioned.
yea the Granit is nasty. 24 firing at a US fleet (from ONE Oscar II would give them some serious hell)
doesn’t the Slava have some sort of close in missile system?
how exactly is the E-3 better than the A-50?
The Tu-22M3 can carry more bombload than the Tu-95 if I am not mistaken. 24T vs 20T.
the Tu-22M3 can carry 10 of them. 4 on the outside too.
now now, let us not forget the:
SS-N-12 Sandbox (fast, huge range and 1000Kg of explosive isn’t to be overlooked)
SS-N-19 Shipwreck (AEGIS evasion features, long range, big warhead, fast)
AS-16/Kh-15 Kickback (Mach 5.. how come no one mentions this missile?)
AS-4/Kh-22M (huge warhead/range and soon to be made into the even better Kh-32)