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B 52 and Napalm ? New Question

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Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 7:55 PM

I'm sure a B-52 could drop napalm, but really don't see it ever being done for numerous reasons. In Vietnam, photos and film show the most common bomb types as 500 lb Mk.82s or 750 lb M-117s. 

Considering the standard operations of B-52s to minimize the vulnerability by flying at high altitudes and their top speeds in the combat zone, a napalm strike from 25,000 - 30,000 feet with the inherently less accurate and smaller blast effect of napalm cans just does not sound like a good use of resources.

 

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 7:48 PM

B-52 don't drop napalms. The B-52s usually do carpet bombings using regular bombs. Napalms were dropped by fighter jets/aircrafts like Phantoms, Skyraiders, etc... for low level bombings.

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Posted by rangerj on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 6:51 PM

While being taken back to  base camp, in a Huey, after an "extraction" from a recon mission we were told to look back and to the right. We could see continuous light flashes. We were told that we should be thankful we were not on the ground in that area because it was being bombed by B-52s. We could not here them (the B-52s) or see them. It was raining bombs and it was an unforgettable sight.

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Posted by mississippivol on Monday, November 23, 2015 7:05 PM
You would need a lot of marshmallows. ...
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Posted by GMorrison on Monday, November 23, 2015 6:34 PM

Ordinance load outs on a bomber are all set up for one run over one target.

Fighter bomber can be a little different story in today's wars, but not a B-52 in Vietnam.

I don't know if those aircraft ever dropped napalm, although I doubt it, but they would have dropped a LOT on one area.

 

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Posted by crown r n7 on Monday, November 23, 2015 6:20 PM
Which B-52 kit do you have?

 

 

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B 52 and Napalm ? New Question
Posted by greentracker98 on Monday, November 23, 2015 4:40 PM

Quick question Did the B52s ever drop napalm, or was that more for the lower flying aircraft.

I have to get an accessory kit because my B 52 was an open kit and a lot of the bombs are missing. The accessory kit has a couple of napalm cannisters, just wondering.

Thanks

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