I guess you all are completely discounting the electronics inside each bomber. How many GPS guided bombs can the Bear deliver in the middle of the night many miles away from the target? Isn't this the measure of how good a bomber is? How well it can bomb stuff?
I will grant that the ASW Bear is a better ASW platform than the B-52H, of course neither can find a modern submarine that is not visable on radar..
As for the Bear accelleration and climb, can it outrun a AMRAAM?
