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Comments by "verdebusterAP" (@verdebusterAP) on "Putin watches as U.S B-52s fly low over Sweden's parliament | Nordic military non-alignment crumbles" video.
How about no The B-52 can attack targets over 1000 miles away while the S-500 max range against aircraft 310 miles A MiG-31s with R-37 can attack a B-52 up 250 miles away but as the B-52 can stand off from 1000 miles The MiG-31 has to cover 800 miles to get in range which at top speed takes 25 mins A B-52 cruises at 500 mph. In 25 mins, it covers 200 miles Simple put, its impossible for B-52 to be intercepted at 1000 miles unless you have combat air patrol on station or a ship nearby Both those options suck because your CAP is now targets for F-22s and ships for Virginia class SSNs
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@Caleb Mendoza one very simple point The B-52s in 1960s only dropped Mk-117s unguided bombs which requires them to be within 5 miles of the target. Those bombers had no precision weapons capability The current B-52H has precision weapons capability that allows it strike targets from as far 1200 miles away Russia's S-400 despite its claimed Mach 12 speed maxes at 250 miles, the S-500 , 310 miles Even Su-35 and MIG-31 armed with R-37 will have trouble getting range There is no hypersonic SAM able to to reach 1000 miles against an aircraft
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@heyfitzpablum They do but there is nothing they can do about the B-52' The B-52 can stand off from 1000 miles which means interceptors need to be stationed at 1200 miles out so the B-52 can't get in range Problem there is MIG-31 combat range is 1600 miles while the Su-35 is 1000 At that range, they need tankers so they can orbit as well as get home which is vulnerability that can be exploited by stealth Just simply which and wait till they are low on fuel and attack both them and the tankers With their tankers destroyed, they no choice but to head home
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@diegomorata2885 The S-400 range is 250 miles The JASSM-ER range is 600 miles The JASSM-XR is 1200 miles so explain why B-52 would bother getting in S-400 range when it 2 plus weapons able to attack well outside the S-400 range The closet a B-52 will get to S-400 is 300 miles and that's simple to use a hypersonic weapon to destroy it
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