[Milsurplus] OT: Chilling B-52 Radio Traffic from OperationLinebacker II

[John Hutchins]

All -

Ed -Thanks for the explanation of uplink,  Question still un resolved in 
my mind how blind were the SAM's if the uplink was jammed?  Yet still 
some "lucky" shots brought down or damaged a few planes in a flight,  
WERE there "backup" sensors like the old WW style proximity fuse?  Or 
did the NVA ground radar have enough precision to point and shoot, like 
bird hunting, assuming the target would not change coarse or speed to 
evade collision.

Thanks
Hutch


Hutch

On 4/6/2012 9:37 PM, Ed White wrote:
> Back in the day when the SAM's were fired towards most of them were just
> fired towards the group as the jamming would remove the radar lock and
> guidance from the ground. A lot of our men died or were captured from
> random shots.
>
>
> On 4/6/2012 10:13 PM, Francesco Ledda wrote:
>> Can clearly hear the signals from the emergency beepers, and the noise from
>> the RADAR jammers splattering on the intercom.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] OT: Chilling B-52 Radio Traffic from
>> OperationLinebacker II
>>
>> All -
>> I listened to the whole tape, and wondered what a uplink?; meant.  Me not
>> SAM savvy so why fire SAM's blind unless there were more antique sensors,
>> proximity fuse on board?
>> Hutch
>>
>>
>> On 4/6/2012 6:09 PM, Meir WF2U wrote:
>>>>    From the traffic it sounds like most SAMs in that action were
>>>> launched
>>> "blind" without guidance; when they see the SAM's, the EWO reports
>>> that "there is no uplink" most of the time.
>>>
>>> 73, Meir WF2U
>>> Landrum, SC
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> Subject: [Milsurplus] OT: Chilling B-52 Radio Traffic from
>>> OperationLinebacker II
>>>
>>> B-52 Radio traffic from Operation Linebacker II, 1972.
>>> At about 1:00, a SAM blasts a B-52 and you hear the many bail-out
>>> beacons as the surviving crew members paracute into captivity.
>>> Also noteable:  There is little filthy-mouth, unlike the audio you get
>>> from today, which features more F-bombs than bullets.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/7oqhkeu
>>>
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