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by imglorp
2954 days ago
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One Cold War era tactic comes to mind, probably void now with modern interception. A "failsafe point" is where you can stage bombers (or flying bombs in this case) in neutral airspace near your enemy, and have them orbit there for long periods. If things get more tense, you can stage more there without committing to a strike. With tankers, they can park there for days before being swapped out. Then if things turn sour, they're not as far from the target; they can drop to terrain following and go downtown for business. See the awesome Henry Fonda 1964 movie Failsafe for a period story about how talking to your bombers can go wrong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fail-Safe_%28novel%29 |
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