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What if Curtis LeMay and his congressional allies had succeeded in their efforts to procure 150 B-70 bombers for SAC?
By having McNamara run over by a bus?
Well, that's a big pile of money flushed down the drain.
MACH-3 penetration bombers were a dead end. Only useful for one role, and its a role that you pray they will never fulfill.
Defenses against them would have to be built by the Soviets.
Defenses against them would have to be built by the Soviets.
Okay.
Two big piles of money, although the Soviets would have at least some aircraft that could serve a dual use (as the MiG-25/MiG-31 eventually did)
Question: As a threat, would any be available by the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Well, that's a big pile of money flushed down the drain.
MACH-3 penetration bombers were a dead end. Only useful for one role, and its a role that you pray they will never fulfill.
Guys, the Soviets DID build up their air defenses against the B-70 [1] anyways, showing that the inertia of the American Military-Industrial Complex couldn't hold a candle to it's Soviet counterparts.
1] Specifically this is why the Mig-25 was never cancelled, even though short ranged high altitude high speed interception was all it was really good for.
AFAIK, however, the Mig-31 is a more capable aircraft.
Well, that's a big pile of money flushed down the drain.
MACH-3 penetration bombers were a dead end. Only useful for one role, and its a role that you pray they will never fulfill.
According to this, the first B-70 wing was scheduled to become operational by 1966.Question: As a threat, would any be available by the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Guys, the Soviets DID build up their air defenses against the B-70 [1] anyways, showing that the inertia of the American Military-Industrial Complex couldn't hold a candle to it's Soviet counterparts.
The MiG-25 was developed into other roles though, such as reconnaissance. It also could have been developed for attacks against expensive assets such as tankers, and radiation emitting AWACS and electronic warfare aircraft.1] Specifically this is why the Mig-25 was never cancelled, even though short ranged high altitude high speed interception was all it was really good for.
AFAIK, however, the Mig-31 is a more capable aircraft.
Need a PoD back to Ike, he slowed the program originally
Yeah a Mach 2.8 Interceptor is going to engage a Mach 3+ bomber. Soviet Air Defense products didn't work against the SR-71, multiple penetrations by B-70's is going to give their air defense network hysterics.
Don't believe the SR-71 actually went over Soviet territory.Yeah just like the Mach-3 SR-71 couldn't enter hostile airspace.
Was that because of Sputnik?
Saw one at the museum at Wright-Patterson.