#tu 16

[usafphantom2]

Did you know that during the 1980s, Soviet doctrine called for sending 100 Tu-22 and Tu-16 bombers against a single American aircraft carrier? Why? Because Soviet planners expected to lose two-thirds of the attack force to Navy Tomcats even before they could launch their anti-ship missiles! Suicidal odds.

@RealAirPower1 via X

[russian-air-force]

TU16R F14

[russian-air-force]

TU16

[russian-air-force]

TU22M3

[russian-air-force]

TU16

[georgy-konstantinovich-zhukov]

A Tu-16K - the naval variation of the jet bomber - in flight. The 'K' would generally be equipped with anti-ship missiles intended for strikes on American carrier groups in the event of war.

(Butowski Collection)

[georgy-konstantinovich-zhukov]

A pair of heavily armed Tupolev Tu-16s.

(Butowski Collection)