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Old 6th Jan 2013, 19:47
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Had a copy of the book below in the early 1990s, if memory serves in the chapter that covered the weapons fit included drawings from a serious study done by either the USAF or Boeing in the 1980's to give the B-52H the capability of the B-52I in the flight of the Old Dog as regards air to air self-defence and defence suppression. The upgrade was 6 AIM-120's on the wing pylons and replacement of the Vulcan cannon in the tail with a launcher for FIM-92 Stinger for air to air defence and a modified rotary launcher in the forward bomb bay fitted with HARM/Tacit Rainbow for defence suppression (along with updated nose and tail radars, fire control systems and datalinks for the AMRAAMs). The offensive weapons being in the rear of the bomb bay (a couple of B-83 H-bombs in the drawing if memory serves). Which came first, 'The Flight of the Old Dog' or the Study is unknown.


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