Able Archer 1983??

[Dog 6]

I like it. very good work! only one thing I've seen is the Mirage IV is not only supersonic strategic bombers in the world, the US B-1 and FB-111's are both supersonic, other then that I loved it. keep up the good work !

[StainlessSteelCynic]

I don't think the B-1 was in service before the mid-1980s but for the early-1980s timeline it could easily be replaced with the USN's A-5 Vigilante.
From memory I think the US has at least one or two aircraft capable of the supersonic strategic bomber role since the 1960s (such as the B-58 Hustler) and the Soviets had the Tu-22 from about the same time
It's entirely possible the USAF might have some B-58 aircraft in storage that they could reactivate for the 1983 timeline (I think they went out of service in 1970)

[Dog 6]

your right

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-1_Lancer

Introduction 1 October 1986



so that only leaves the FB-111

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FB-111#FB-111A.2FF-111G

[Mohoender]

I like it. very good work! only one thing I've seen is the Mirage IV is not only supersonic strategic bombers in the world, the US B-1 and FB-111's are both supersonic, other then that I loved it. keep up the good work !

Right for the FB-111. I agree also for the B-1 but I don't consider it to be in the same class. In fact, I made two mistakes: forgot the FB-111 and I should have said mach 2-class (I don't know if that's how you say it in english).

Shame and appologies. By the way, when I wrote that the Strategic command was taken its pant's off, I didn't count the FB-111 and nuclear bombs deployed abroad. I let that to our US members (they'll know more than I do).

Rough Draft.

[Mohoender]

I don't think the B-1 was in service before the mid-1980s but for the early-1980s timeline it could easily be replaced with the USN's A-5 Vigilante.
From memory I think the US has at least one or two aircraft capable of the supersonic strategic bomber role since the 1960s (such as the B-58 Hustler) and the Soviets had the Tu-22 from about the same time
It's entirely possible the USAF might have some B-58 aircraft in storage that they could reactivate for the 1983 timeline (I think they went out of service in 1970)

Forgot about these (memory malfunction, I'll be 40 this year, this must explain that). Nice addition. I didn't count the Tu-22 on purpose, as it was the oponent.

[Mohoender]

Seems that the A-5 was taken out by 1980 but I could well see a number of them being refurbished.

[Mohoender]

If anyone has some information on the nuclear sharing policy that could be interesting too.

Here is the wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_sharing

[Targan]

In the meantime, the Turkish air force conducts several nuclear tactical strikes in southern Russia, in the Caucasus and as far as Central Asia.)

Turkey has nukes

[Adm.Lee]

B-58s and A-5s won't be refurbished in time for this event, unless you believe that the Carter and Reagan Administrations were working together to plan this nuclear war.

[pmulcahy11b]

B-58s and A-5s won't be refurbished in time for this event, unless you believe that the Carter and Reagan Administrations were working together to plan this nuclear war.

Ditto that for the B-1A original version.

I can't imagine the Carter and Reagan administrations working together on anything, and you'd also have to assume that Carter knew Reagan would be elected president in 1980 -- until halfway through the primaries, that was far from certain.

[Mohoender]

Turkey has nukes

At the time: Canada, Turkey, Italy, Germany (funny isn't it), Greece... Canada went out of it in 1984 (now I know why I like Canadian so much), Greece was out only by 2001.

[Mohoender]

B-58s and A-5s won't be refurbished in time for this event, unless you believe that the Carter and Reagan Administrations were working together to plan this nuclear war.

I was only thinking of the A-5 (phased out in 1980). And no I don't think that.

[pmulcahy11b]

Turkey has nukes

More like there were nukes in Turkey; the nukes belonged to the US. We had nukes spread far and wide over the globe in the past.

[Graebarde]

Forgot about these (memory malfunction, I'll be 40 this year, this must explain that).

Pup!!!!

[pmulcahy11b]

Pup!!!!

I second that!!!