Furtherexplination

I would prefer the modern H variant because I can mess around with Harpoons, bombs, and precision Guided munitions.

A B-52 has very long range, I won't argue that, but that doesn't mean it can't be utilized! You can put less fuel in it, or you can use its long loiter times to sit over a battlefield delivering lots of munitions. Furthermore, a flyable B-52 could conceivably fly in any era so we could fight against anything from the MiG-15 to the MiG-29 From Forbes (https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2020/06/02/five-reasons-the-air-forces-b-52-bomber-will-be-the-first-jet-ever-to-stay-in-service-for-100-years/?sh=4113088f5ee6) Long-range strike missions, nuclear or conventional, are just the beginning. B-52 crews demonstrated in Afghanistan that they could provide close air support to troops on the ground using a variety of precision-guided munitions. They also can accomplish maritime surveillance and sea control over vast areas, laying mines if necessary, with two bombers covering 140,000 square miles of ocean in two hours. And their ability to remain airborne for many hours makes them candidates for conducting reconnaissance or electronic jamming in support of other forces. The B-58 is ONLY nuclear, it never carried conventional weapons 1 in a central fuel/bomb pod under its fuselage and 4 more on its wings. The B-1B isn't nuclear, only conventional, and could be fun to fly, but I would prefer the B-52 The F-111 would be fun, but it isn't as interesting to me. If we got a F-111 I would like either the Australian F-111C or the American F-111F A-3 or B-66 (maybe some of the EW variants) would be extremely cool too.

I posted these links already, but thanks!

The AGM-86C does the same thing! I'm trying to set up a strike on several targets but they keep doing this. Generally, it's fine when going over large mountains, but over flatter terrain it bounces up and down the whole way.

Yeah, but I'm not good at research and don't have a lot of time, but I wanted to participate somehow.

B-52 Nose-art from the late 80s https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/579664/brute-force-b-52-nose-art-from-desert-storm/

I'll have to record it!

CALCM-86C cruise missiles fired from 4 B-52H bombers

When firing Mavericks I always have to fire 3, then switch weapons to the other station to fire the rest.

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195815/boeing-b-52d-stratofortress/ https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195839/b-52d-battle-damage-report/ I just hope we get some sort of heavy bomber, I prefer to fly AtG and a B-52 would be my dream DCS aircraft. Also, yeah, if there is some manual that is supposed to be classified the Pentagon would probably go after them pretty quickly.

You mentioned it being incompatible with DCS as it is currently and some people mentioned the nuclear roles in earlier posts. Besides, how are my expectations unrealistic, I think one would expect a hypothetical B-52 H module to have all the weapons of the B-52 H. Also, I thought you were the same person as before, who has a similar name and pfp, and who I was directly referring to In other words, there was a minor misunderstanding, but I believe that my points are valid

As I understand it your problem in this sentence is that the B-52 has a lot of range and nuclear weapons, and that it's development costs are high Yes it would be expensive to make, but I believe quite a few people would pay a good amount of money for it. Don't forget that launching ALCMs is the most unlikely mission to undertake. The weapons systems are quite extensive for all models, Nuclear weapons the B-52 could carry: -Free fall nuclear bombs -ALCM A/B -AGM-129 -SRAM -AGM-28 Hound dog We will likely not see the above because nukes are not prominent in DCS, however they are only a small part of the B-52's armament Conventional Weapons Carried: -500-1000 lbs GP bombs -Quail decoy -CALCM (AGM-86C) -Harpoons -AGM-142 Have Nap -JSOW -JDAM -WCMD -Small Diameter Bombs -Quickstrike Naval Mines All of these are viable, except maybe the mines, and many are in DCS already. Source: https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/b52/#:~:text=Boeing B-52H Stratofortress weapons payload&text=The nuclear weapons capacity includes,(ALCM) and eight bombs. In other words B-52s can do: 1. Strikes against naval targets 2. Mining 3. CAS 4. Precision Strikes 5. Conventional Cruise Missile Strikes 6. Nuclear Cruise Missile Strikes 7. Nuclear Attacks with free fall bombs 8. SEAD against known sam sites. In other words you are angry that you can't do the most unlikely mission set for a B-52H to undertake. In fact, with the New Marianas map that is coming out somewhat soon, naval strikes with the B-52H will be more viable. Also, what about attack aircraft, they have less fuel and bombs, but they are vary similar anyways? Is there some magical upper limit of weaponry and range that makes something more or less viable. Besides, with the B-52 you would have an effective CAS platform that can stay in the air for a very long time. Personally I would love to use it to launch CALCMs at targets, and sink ships with 8 harpoon missiles. Aircraft like the Hornet are also nuclear capable, and like the B-52H it is not their main role, so what gives? The B-1 would be easier to implement, since it isn't nuclear capable anymore.

Forgot to mention Cockpit 360 also has B-58 (http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/cockpits/CW_tour/CW-13.html) and XB-70(http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/cockpits/RD_tour/RD-9.html) if those interest anyone, I personally prefer the B-52H for it's bomb-load and service life.

Cockpit 360 (https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Virtual-Tour/Cockpit360/) might be a good resource for internal shots of aircraft. The National Museum of the US Air Force has taken a 360 degree camera inside of the aircraft in the Museum. They have shots of both the B-1 Lancer, B-52D Stratofortress, B-36 Peacemaker, and B-29 Superfortress B-52D Cockpit: http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/cockpits/SEAW_tour/SEAW-3.html Electronic Warfare Station: http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/cockpits/SEAW_tour/SEAW-4.html Radar-Navigator: http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/cockpits/SEAW_tour/SEAW-5.html B-1B Cockpit: http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/cockpits/CW_tour/CW-2.html Offensive/Defensive Station: http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/cockpits/CW_tour/CW-3.html