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Title: Fake Missiles To Fool Enemies? The B-52 Bomber Had Them.
Post by: rangerrebew on March 30, 2021, 01:55:19 pm

March 29, 2021

Fake Missiles To Fool Enemies? The B-52 Bomber Had Them.

While never used in combat, the Quail was one of the many platforms that has come and gone with the B-52.
by Peter Suciu

Here's What You Need to Remember: This platform gave the B-52 one interesting way to trick its opponents.

The United States Air Force’s B-52 has been flying high for decades and could continue flying for another decade at least—meaning that future aircrews could be the great-grandchildren of the pilots who first took up the bombers in the 1950s. One factor in the longevity of the B-52 is that the Air Force has steadily upgraded not only the aircraft’s systems and even its engines, but also the weapons platforms that are used with it.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/fake-missiles-fool-enemies-b-52-bomber-had-them-181423

Title: Re: Fake Missiles To Fool Enemies? The B-52 Bomber Had Them.
Post by: PeteS in CA on March 30, 2021, 05:23:54 pm

The last of these were removed from USAF inventory when Carter was President. How is this news?