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feet higher and can carry nearly 50 percent more. It has a top speed of 823 mph; it can fly at
60,000 feet and has a range of 7,455 miles. It can carry a payload of 59,000 pounds of nuclear or
conventional bombs and cruise missiles. And it does all this with stealth technology. It was first
commissioned in 1986. The US has an active force of 65.
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B-2 Spirit – The Spirit is another US stealth bomber which was first commissioned in
1993. It has a top speed of 600 mph, a ceiling elevation of 50,000 feet, and a range of 7,600
miles. The Lancer can carry an assortment of payloads. It can carry eight B61 nuclear weapons,
eight cruise missiles or 40,000 pounds of conventional bombs. The US has an active force of
21.
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Reconnaissance
The U2-R is an incredible spy plane with its ceiling altitude of 90,000 (17 miles) but the
SR-71 Blackbird can virtually go anywhere it wants undetected. The Blackbird is the worlds
fastest and highest flying production aircraft. It can fly at 2,300 mph at an altitude of 85,000 feet;
some reports state the maximum altitude at 125,000 feet. It can fly 3,250 miles without refueling.
“For reconnaissance missions the SR-71 can use a variety of electrical and optical systems
tailored to each mission's specific requirements, which, when coupled with the Blackbird's speed,
give it the ability to map over 100,000 square miles an hour (it would take the SR-71
approximately six minutes to map all of Italy).”
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Helicopters
Helicopters fill a very wide assortment of essential tasks on the battlefield including:
cargo and utility, resupply, reconnaissance, command and control, troop transport, casualty
evacuation, mine-laying, convoy escort, air support, bombing and air assault. Helicopters are
often in harms way and suffer many casualties but America's Super Cobra and Apache have
suffered exceptionally light casualties. Lets take a look at these along with the Blakhawk.
UH-60 Blackhawk – The Blackhawk is the Army's most used helicopter. The
Blackhwk's primary use includes air assault, air cavalry, and aeromedical evacuation units. It can
carry 11 man fully armed or an equipped air assault or infantry squad. It is also used to transport
equipment and weaponry. It can lift loads up to 8,000 pounds; it can carry a Hummer and is
capable of moving a 105-millimeter howitzer and 50 rounds of ammunition.
Its armament includes two M60 7.62mm machine guns and two 7.62mm mini-guns or
two GECAL .5-inch gatling guns. Its cruising speed is 140 mph and its range is 320 miles.
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AH-1W Super Cobra – The Super Cobra is a day/night heavily armed attack helicopter.
It is used in a variety of missions including: visual reconnaissance, armed escort, limited defense
against fixed-wing aircraft, fire support and security for rear area ground forces, and attack in
various modes including: anti-personnel, anti-armor and anti-helicopter.
The Super Cobra's armament includes: a 20mm canon with 750 rounds; four external
wing stations which are capable of carrying a host of different rockets or missiles. FFAR rockets
come standard in a 19-tube launcher. Hellfire missiles come in configurations of four. The Super
Cobra can carry a maximum of 76 FFAR rockets or 16 Hellfire missiles or a combination of
these. Other missile options include the TOW guided missile, the Sidewinder air-to-air missile
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