Can Russa's Tu 160 match US b2 Spirit bombers?

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B.Smitty RE:Can Russa's Tu 160 match US b2 Spirit bombers? 4/15/2004 11:26:10 AM

what do you mean by 'match'?

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interrested 2 RE:Can Russa's Tu 160 match US b2 Spirit bombers? 4/15/2004 11:39:26 AM

Can my MPV match your Porsche?.. Really, this sound a lot like another: the top 10 bombers, 10 ten fighters etc etc.... But to answer your question, both have vastly different capabilities and are not comparable.

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giblets RE:Can Russa's Tu 160 match US b2 Spirit bombers? 4/15/2004 1:07:49 PM

Surely a far better comparison would be the Tu-160 versus the B-1b.

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Military Strength RE:Can Russa's Tu 160 match US b2 Spirit bombers? 4/15/2004 3:43:04 PM

i mean can the tu-160 compete with the b-2 spirit

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gf0012-aust RE:Can Russa's Tu 160 match US b2 Spirit bombers? 4/15/2004 4:03:57 PM

here we go again, compete in what? appearance? mystery? use of space age technologies? stealth? speed? load out? altitude? minimum runway length? power to weight ratio - eg (like a porsche)? wing area? shade value? length? the use of LCD's? ergonomics? the list is endless... ;)

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Military Strength RE:Can Russa's Tu 160 match US b2 Spirit bombers? 4/16/2004 4:12:37 PM

compete in terms of speed, stealth, technology,flexibility, adatability, all weather conditions i mean the whole lot..which aircraft is better?? to put is short

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Ad RE:Can Russa's Tu 160 match US b2 Spirit bombers? 4/16/2004 7:39:31 PM

Well that depends. Have you got £.12 billion lying around? If not. I?d suggest you buy a few Black-Jacks instead.

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sentinel28a RE:Can Russa's Tu 160 match US b2 Spirit bombers? 4/20/2004 3:14:51 AM

No. Nothing against the Tu-160 or its crews, but the B-2 is in another class. A better comparison would be a Tu-160 against a B-1B, and I would say that the Blackjack is a little better.

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jacques RE:Can Russa's Tu 160 match US b2 Spirit bombers? 5/6/2004 7:34:28 AM

Why is the Blackjack better than the Lancer ? It's bigger but carry less bombs/missiles. Its level of sophislication is similiar to the b1a. The B1B is much more sophislicated. The only advantage the blackjack have over the lancer is its EO sensor. I'm sure the B1B can be equipted with even better EO sensor if there is a perceive need for it.

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boris the romanian RE:Can Russa's Tu 160 match US b2 Spirit bombers? 5/6/2004 9:11:49 AM

Okay, here we go again. The Blackjack will never equal the B-2 in capability (except in rain/haze, where the B-2's stealth capabilities were found to be a little lacking, if I remember correctly...). The Blackjack is also inferior to the Lancer as a bomb truck, but it IS superior to the American in a deep penetration role because it a) Has a smaller RCS. The jagged shape of the inlets coupled with reduced curvature of the fuselage gives it better LO properties (but, of course, it doesn't compare to the B-2). b) It has significantly better flight performance and range, giving it greater flexibility in that it can have a more varied flightpath to the target. In the nuclear strike role it is well enough armed for the task (12 Kh-15 "SRAMskiis + 6 Kh-55), and the LO/flight performance combo would give it a better chance than the Lancer. I know, the maintenance track record isn't spectacular, but the basic design of the Tu-160 is a sound one, and, were it built in a Western country and operated with proper maintenance schedules, it would no doubt be very much better. Haven't we discussed this before.......?

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