Matxer's SPMBT Tips

[Grumbler]

"3) F-117s and B-2s have no place flying CAS in SPMBT. B-52s/B-1s maybe in certain scenarios. Of course this is after they penetrate the battlespace."

Old school. With the JDAM kits anything can fly CAS. From target drones (aka UCAV's ) to 737's. A few years back the Army was looking at kits to put on Fed Ex planes that would allow them to carry up to 120 500Lb JDAM's for CAS.
The idea was they could lease the 737's in time of war, install the kits and cut the Air Farce out of the loop. Not sure what ever happened to that idea. Maybe the wing wipers shot it down?
JDAM's Make a HUGE difference in CAS. A B-52 with 84 750Lb JDAM's can loiter over the battle field for hours ( days if needed). The normal reaction to an air strike is to hide and wait for the fly boys to RTB. Not with a JDAM.
With the new targeting pods, anything that moves within 70 Klicks of the B-52 has about 4 minutes left to live. The B-52 can service 84 targets before RTB.
Sort of takes the sport out of it.