Harpoon Form 20:

B-1B Lancer

Bomber USA

by Larry Bond


BASIC AIRCRAFT DATA
Cannon ATA: 0
D-ATA: 1.0 (0.5)

RADARS (5.2.5) Name Large Med Small VSmall Stealthy Function APQ-164 160 102 64 29 16 SS, TF

SENSORS
RWR (4.3). Notifies aircraft if it is under attack by a radar-guided weapon.
Bombsight: Advanced
Size: Large
Signature: Small
Countermeasures: 3rd Gen J&D

PERFORMANCE

AltitudeCruiseFull MilReheat
V/Low: 450 (1.9) 521 (2.2) 650 (2.7)
Med: 495 (2.1) 619 (2.6) 680 (2.8)
High: 540 (2.2) 717 (3.0) 717 (3.0)

Ceiling: 15240 meters

ENDURANCE
Inflight Refuel?: Y
Cruise Range: 6478 nm
Internal Fuel: 88452 kg

REMARKS
Third bay is shorter than front two, is usually used for bay tank or left empty. Small internal bay tank is used when first and second bays are configured for AGM-86B cruise missiles. Extensive problems with countermeasures. Treat as 2nd Gen J&D until CMUP Block B upgrade in 1995. Can perform terrain-following (NOE) flight only if lightly loaded. Must carry same weapon in each bay (except for mix of weapons and aux fuel tanks).
1991: Restricted to conventional weapons
CMUP (Conventional Munitions Upgrade Program) started to provide additional conventional weapons capability. Block B upgrade in 1995 fixed problems in ECM systems, making it an effective 3rd Gen J&D system. Block D upgrade in 2000 upgraded Countermeasures to 4th Gen J&D. Block E allows aircraft to carry different weapons in each bay.

WEAPONS LOADS
Max Payload: 34020 kg
Internal Cannon: None.

Hardpoint Location:INT-1INT-2INT-3Remarks
Rating (kg):----
OrdnanceWeight-
AGM-69A SRAM 1000 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (Inertial, 22 - 88 nm, 1434 kts cruise at Low, 200 kt W69 nuclear warhead)
B61 nuclear bomb 322 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (Free-fall nuclear bomb. Three yields between 100 and 500 kT, one 10 kT low yield option)
B83 nuclear bomb 1092 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (Free-fall nuclear bomb. 1 or 2 mT warhead. Selectable fuzing, yield)
AGM-86B 1429-OOOOOOOO- (I/GPS, 10-1100 nm, 440 kts cruise at Low, 200 kT W80 nuclear warhead. 8 missiles occupy first two bays)
Small Int Bay tank 3790-O-(280 nm range add. Used in leftover space when AGM-86B carried in first two bays.)
Mk82 500 lb bomb 25928xO28xO28xO (17 damage points, 0.26 GCS. Weight is for Snakeye retarded bomb)
Mk62 Quickstrike 260 28xO28xO28xO(Mk82 converted with fuze to naval mine)
Int Bay Tank 8560OOO(625 nm range add)
Mk84 2000 lb bomb 894 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (79 damage points, 0.44 GCS. Weight is for Snakeye retarded bomb)
Block C upgrade, IOC 1997:
CBU-87 CEM 431 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(65 damage points, 1.56 GCS, cluster weapon)
CBU-97 SFW 491 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(29 damage points, 5.66 GCS, antiarmor cluster weapon)
Block D upgrade, IOC 2000:
GBU-31V1 JDAM 934 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(I/GPS, 2 - 8 nm, 528 kts, 86 damage points, 0.44 GCS. Mk84 bomb payload)
GBU-31V3 JDAM 970 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(I/GPS, 2 - 8 nm, 528 kts, 48 damage points, 0.44 GCS. BLU-109 penetrator payload)
Block E upgrade, IOC 2004:
AGM-154A JSOW 485 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(I/GPS, 10 - 40 nm, 528 kts cruise at Low, 35 dp, 2.92 GCS. BLU-97 frag submunition payload)
AGM-154B JSOW 485 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(I/GPS, 10 - 40 nm, 528 kts cruise at Low, 10 dp, 2.99 GCS. BLU-108 antitank submunition payload)
AGM-154C JSOW 485 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(I/GPS/TIIR, 3rd Gen, 10 - 40 nm, 528 kts cruise at Low, 17 dp, 2.41 GCS, Mk82 500 lb bomb payload)
AGM-158A JASSM 1021 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(GPS/TIIR, 3rd Gen, 10 - 135 nm, 594 kts cruise at Low, 91 dp, 3.82 GCS
CBU-103 431 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(Inertial, 0.5 - 7 nm, 528 kt ballistic profile, 65 damage points, 1.56 GCS, cluster weapon payload)
CBU-104 491 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (Inertial, 0.5 - 7 nm, 528 kt ballistic profile, 29 damage points, mine dispenser)

Aircraft Hardpoints: Aircraft hardpoints are provided in symmetrical pairs except for centerline positions (CL), which are single. Ordnance is mounted in pairs (but may be fired singly) on UW and FUS hardpoints, with the associated double payload weight. However, especially in cases where the aircraft has only two total positions, it is not necessary to place an identical load on each side, rather a balanced load.

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