tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post3795423843896119127..comments2024-03-29T05:35:38.965-04:00Comments on HMS Defiant: BOMBER GAPHMS Defianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-32382883906291200322017-04-24T04:50:09.798-04:002017-04-24T04:50:09.798-04:00The Bear I recall was the D with the Downbeat. It...The Bear I recall was the D with the Downbeat. It was amazing to me what the detection and counterdetection ranges were on that radar back in the 80s.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-59389302182263991552017-04-23T10:16:54.420-04:002017-04-23T10:16:54.420-04:00Size is good if you're dropping "Fat Man&...Size is good if you're dropping "Fat Man" nuclear weapons. And even more if you've got a "Goblin" in your bomb bay.<br />But the "Aluminum Overcast" is no longer flying operationally - unlike the "Bear". The BUFF is.The Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854776544931267722noreply@blogger.com