Logistics Implications of the B-52G in a Conventional Role in Support of the Air Land Battle and Beyond
Abstract
As the leaders of the U.S. and U.S.S.R. continue efforts to reduce nuclear forces, it becomes more important that the U.S. reassess its conventional weapons capability to insure that such a force is sufficient to deter soviet aggression, and if such deterrence fails, that conventional forces available are capable of fighting and winning any conflict. It is generally believed by U.S. military experts that conventional forces of the Warsaw Pact are superior, at least in numbers, to those of NATO. What then can and should be done to fill this gap? One answer is to maintain in service, as opposed to retiring, the Strategic Air Command possessed B-52G model fleet as a conventional weapons carrier. This would create many logistical problems requiring solutions. The greatest of these will likely be the funding required to modify and maintain these aircraft as well as to deploy new stand-off conventional weapons which would give the aircraft and crew a change of surviving the hostile air environment. This paper reviews some of the more complex logistical problems and offers some suggestions and recommendations. (edc)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA216932
Entities
People
- Larry T. Mcdaniel
Organizations
- Air War College