Telling the V Force story at the home of Vulcan XL319

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Found the article online

Full article here

https://www.keymilitary.com/article/...uclear-missile

In 1963, an RAF assessment raised significant concerns about the missile’s efficiency. Reliability was a huge concern, the report stating that the probability of an armed missile being successfully launched was only about 40% and, still more disconcertingly, that only 75% of these launches would actually reach their targets. At the same time, increasing Soviet anti-aircraft capabilities prompted further doctrinal changes, with the V bombers switching from anticipated high-level launches to low-level tactics, releasing the missile as low as 1,000ft. Modifications were made to accommodate the changes.

i wonder what the true figure would be when taking in the attrition of those bombers intercepted before launch, the thought that you have evaded everything, reached your launch waypoint, armed your missile and then couldn’t get shot of the damned thing with your options rapidly running out must have been a frightening proposition, even simply bailing out of a Vulcan with a nuke onboard, you would want a considerable distance between you and it.