gunnergoz Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I saw a film of a firepower demonstration at Eglin AFB where a B-36 was dropping 1,000 lb HE. The line of explosions looked like it was a quarter of a mile long. I thought it would never stop. I got to look up into the bomb bay of a static display B-52 once, and it looked big enough to hold a semi-trailer. Of course the bombs both planes were designed to haul were huge. A little later the size came down on later marks, so I guess they would have been able to haul more of them. They certainly hauled plenty of conventional HE bombs for Arc Light missions. Michael I think one version of B-52 carried 108 750-lb bombs...ouch! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I think one version of B-52 carried 108 750-lb bombs...ouch! It must have been pretty hellacious to be on the receiving end of an Arc Light. No wonder the NVA eventually gave up on Khe San. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 It must have been pretty hellacious to be on the receiving end of an Arc Light. No wonder the NVA eventually gave up on Khe San. Michael Yep, they should have named them "The orphans and widows express." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironbar Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Air support at the height of the Khe Sahn campaign was provided under "Operation Niagra," a rather apt name I thought. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseltaylor Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Oh yes BBBBBBBBB17 BBBBBooomber. The Intellivision was great especially with the Intellivoice 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Oh yes BBBBBBBBB17 BBBBBooomber. The Intellivision was great especially with the Intellivoice Oh man, forgot to check Youtube, thanks for posting that taylor. Also caught the Wow, what blast from the past. I remember my brother was in charge of flying and bombing while I was in charge of shooting the fighters. For those that don't know what the hell we're talking about, here's a clip of the actual gameplay. Bear in mind though this is 1983, that clip can be viewed in HD though. Edit: Sh*t, I'm getting old! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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