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By: - 18th August 2015 at 08:21 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
The history is somewhat messy With the Strategic bomber for VVS and RuNavy.
When the Breakup of Soviet happend, the RuN faced to worst cut backs, it was almost to the point of being inactive.
Lot of units and regiments was transfered over the VVS.
Only now in the last 3-5 years have we seen renewed Activity and New units and upgraded units delivered to RuNavy.
But its more about those MPA units, Tu-142MR, Il-18. As welol as a Regiment of new Su-30SM South in Black Sea region.
By: - 18th August 2015 at 17:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
The history is somewhat messy With the Strategic bomber for VVS and RuNavy.When the Breakup of Soviet happend, the RuN faced to worst cut backs, it was almost to the point of being inactive.
Lot of units and regiments was transfered over the VVS.Only now in the last 3-5 years have we seen renewed Activity and New units and upgraded units delivered to RuNavy.
But its more about those MPA units, Tu-142MR, Il-18. As welol as a Regiment of new Su-30SM South in Black Sea region.
Thanks for replying my question was related to before USSR breakup, was the Strategic aviation also tasked with ant-shipping strikes ?
Great website btw :)
By: - 18th August 2015 at 17:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
as far as i can tell, no. only naval aviation was to be used in that role.
By: - 18th August 2015 at 17:14 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
From close-up pictures it looks like each variation is special built for specific tasks. Multirole probably wasn't in their blood.
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By: nastle - 17th August 2015 at 19:45
I noticed that the Soviets had approx. 400 Tu-16/tu-95 and Backfires by the end of the 80s in "long range aviation" which was different from the bomber assests in Naval aviation
But the bombers in the long range aviation can they also carry the AS-4 and AS-6 missiles and participate in antishipping strikes ?