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Old 03-26-2008, 11:27 AM   #66 (permalink)
Firral
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Originally Posted by Silent Hunter View Post
I'm not very good at spotting jokes- at least not on text-based forums.

The "Bear" is old, but those Kh-55s have rather a long range.
Not such old as B-52 nevertheless.
For planes of this class - age, not the main characteristic. Their electronics is modernized, engines vary, but the plane remains former. Their main purpose - the big cargo on the big distance.
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