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2021-05-25 Science & Technology

US Air Force discovers how to convert its 522 cargo planes into bombers by deploying cruise missiles attached to parachutes, rapidly increasing strike power should war break out with China

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-05-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, you mean someone finally read one of Pournelle's books where he had cargo planes doing the exact same thing? Nearly 20 years ago?:p

Posted by Silentbrick 2021-05-25 02:03|| 2021-05-25 02:03|| Front Page Top

#2 3 million for the parachutes and 678 billion for the logistics software
That is how our technologically advanced military works isn’t it?

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2021-05-25 07:46|| 2021-05-25 07:46|| Front Page Top

#3 SPOD long time.

Posted by g(r)omgoru PB 2021-05-25 07:48|| 2021-05-25 07:48|| Front Page Top

#4 They were thinking of turning USAF heavy transports into "bomb trucks" for palletized Tomahawk Air Cruise Missiles back in the early 80's as an alternative to the B-2 Program... So hardly new.

Posted by magpie 2021-05-25 21:59|| 2021-05-25 21:59|| Front Page Top

#5 /\ Maybe "Hi-Tech Flying Katyushas" would be a better term.

Posted by magpie 2021-05-25 22:01|| 2021-05-25 22:01|| Front Page Top

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