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Old 11th Nov 2020, 13:52
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Originally Posted by ORAC
Relevant if considering the Pacific theatre and China.......

F-15E combat radius - 750nm

B-1B combat radius - 3000nm
I just did a comparison with the other two heavy bombers in the USAF fleet, obviously the exact combat radius of the B-2 is classified, but the O/S approximation puts it at double the B-1, and the B-52 over 7500nm.

The B-1 must either burn an enormous amount of fuel, or its internal tanks are small. I'm edging towards the former.
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