"The New H-6K is China's B-52" Topic
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| Tango01 | 09 Jul 2015 10:08 p.m. PST |
"Beijing's new bomber flies farther, carries more than older models — but there's a catch Today just three countries operate long-range heavy bombers. Russia has 170 or so Bears, Backfires and Blackjacks. America fields 160 swing-wing B-1s, radar-evading B-2s and stalwart B-52s. China's bomber force is smaller with around 130 H-6s. And most of the H-6s, copies of Russia's Cold War Tu-16, lack the long range and heavy payload that many of the Russian and American bombers boast. But that's changing. After years of work, the Chinese air force has reportedly outfitted two regiments—together possessing around 36 bombers — with a new, much more capable "K" version of the H-6…"
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| Grasshopper | 10 Jul 2015 1:46 a.m. PST |
Damn, I was hoping it was this H-6K
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| flicking wargamer | 10 Jul 2015 6:24 a.m. PST |
Grasshopper I thought the same thing! |
| Tango01 | 10 Jul 2015 11:14 a.m. PST |
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