well, the callsign used by the B-52's when they left Guam began with "SEEYA" after all.
not sure what the comparative advantages of the B-1 over the B-52 are but there must be a good reason for the switch.
>Then I ran across an article that discussed fitting B1’s with anti-ship missiles and it clicked.
>I think the USA is hunting for a ship in the western Pacific and we don’t know exactly where she is. Further, I suspect this ship is so valuable/dangerous that the USN doesn’t want to put any major asset near enough to strike her lest they are attacked, save maybe a sub, which would be unseen. B1’s are a lot faster than submarines, though!
>I won’t speculate further regarding this proposed target but it seems important.
I agree that this improved/modified Harpoon missile (the anti-ship one) seems rushed into the theatre…. must be a good reason for that.
The Chicoms have a surplus of men anyway so a war would help them balance out gender-wise.