The bombing of the Crimea Bridge obviously made the Russian top leaders angry, and counter-retaliation measures were immediately in place. Since yesterday, the Russian army has sent Tu95 strategic bombers to launch a large number of long-range attack missiles into Ukraine. In an instant, many important places in Ukraine were in a sea of fire, and the country raised the loudest air defense alarm. If we count from the initial service, the 95 bomber is already close to 70 years old, and can be called the "grandfather" bomber , but it is still getting stronger and stronger. Facing Ukraine is as sharp as cutting melons and vegetables.
Tu95 bomber is a large strategic bomber successfully developed by the former Soviet Union in the 1950s. At that time, the former Soviet Union developed this large bomber mainly to replace the bomber of the 4 series. For this type of bomber, the former Soviet Union's top leaders believed that there were several key indicators that must be achieved: first, they could fly 8,000 kilometers in a row without landing and refueling; second, they could carry 11 tons of weapons in the bullet bay and dump them on the enemy's head.
pre-Soviet Tupolev Design Bureau began research and development in mid-1951. At the end of 1955, this strategic bomber was finally successful and was named 95. In fact, from the beginning, Americans didn't care about this bomber that uses the propeller powered. It may be that this bomber does not look so powerful on the outside. However, the United States was still shocked after learning about its specific performance, including a flight speed of nearly Mach 1 and a bomb load of up to 25 tons. In fact, the flight distance of picture 95 can easily exceed tens of thousands of kilometers, exceeding the design goals at that time.
has been in service for nearly 70 years, and the appearance of the propeller power has made many people feel illusioned that how much deterrent can this old-father bomber have? However, the recent fact that the Russian army sent a large-scale bombing of Ukraine by sending a Tu95 bomber has once again seen its amazing strike capabilities. After all, the aircraft's ammunition load is there, and coupled with the blessing of the precise guided missile , the old aircraft can also exude a huge deterrent ability.
In fact, for a long time during this special military operation, the Russian army did not specially deploy bombers like 95, but instead dispatched some fighter or fighter bombers , such as Su24, Su34 and Su35. However, these fighter jets suffered a great loss on the Ukrainian battlefield because the height was too low when performing missions, which happened to be the best target for the needle-type air defense missile in Ukraine's hands. According to Russian news, although Russian fighter jets have also shot down hundreds of Ukrainian fighter jets, the Russian army has also lost more than 50 military aircraft, especially fighter bombers like the Su-34, and the number of losses is indeed surprising.
Analysis of the reason why the Russian army's Su-34 fighter jet has lost a large part of that the Russian army's tactical goals are too restricted. Because he was unwilling to hurt innocent people, he only dispatched fighters to strike after locating the Ukrainian armed forces, and considering the cost of ammunition (after all, the price of precision guided weapon is expensive, and the Russian army's reserves are always limited). In most cases, the Russian army's Su-34 fighter had to use the method of volley-dropped iron bombs. In order to improve accuracy, the Su-34 fighter needs to be hundreds of meters or even only tens of meters above the ground. Such a height is completely within the attack range of the needle-type air defense missile. It can be believed that the reason for the large number of losses is not that the Soviet 34 fighter jets are not excellent enough, but that there is a problem with the use of the Russian army.
Nowadays, the bomber of the 95 is used to perform this kind of mission, and the effect is naturally outstanding. Not only is the range of this bomber itself far enough, even the entire Europe, the United States, Japan, etc. are within its attack range. Moreover, the Russian army has become smarter this time and adopted the correct bombing mode. It no longer uses low-altitude bomb drops, but long-range long-range guided missiles such as KH101, and completed the launch mission outside the defense zone. It will not be threatened by the Ukrainian air defense system .
Of course, since the bomber of the Title 95 is a grandfather bomber, it does not have the same stealth ability as the US B2 or B21 bomber , which is indeed a manifestation of backwardness. If you use it to confront the US military, you will certainly not be able to gain any advantage. Because it is unable to stealth, it may have been positioned just now. Even if it can fly to the US border, the US fighter jets such as F22 or F35, and of course, there are a large number of air defense missiles, which can be shot down at any time. If you take Tu95 to confront the United States, you will definitely not be able to gain any advantage.
However, the role of the bomber in Figure 95 cannot be underestimated. Not to mention countries like Ukraine with relatively weak military power, even countries like European powers and Japan with strong military power will still be trembling in front of Figure 95. Even in normal times, as long as there is any disturbance in Japan, the Russian Tu95 strategic bomber will fly around the Japanese sea. If the situation is a little more serious, the bomber of the 95 will fly along the entire Japanese island, making Japan like a frightened bird.
The reason why Japan is afraid of Figure 95 is because of the continuous cruise capability and strong bomb loading capability of the Figure 95 strategic bomber. Although Japan's radar can discover it, don't forget that if the Russian army really launches a strike, it will first destroy Japan's air defense systems and fighter jets and other offensive weapons, and then send Tu 95 to carry out the "sweeping" mission. By that time, the bomb load capacity of the Tiu95 bomber of up to 25 tons will be a very terrifying existence. Whether it is carpet bombing or fixed-point bombing, it will become Japan's nightmare.
In the European direction, Russia has already made arrangements and deployments. It is the territory of the strategic bomber of the 160th map. It may be a bit troublesome to carry out tasks in the past. Because Europe's military power is relatively strong, such as Rafale and Typhoon fighter, the performance is remarkable, and many countries are also equipped with F35 stealth fighter , and Figure 95 will face huge danger. Therefore, the Russian army will generally send Map 160 strategic bombers to perform their missions. After all, the Tu160 strategic bomber has a flight speed of up to Mach 2, and even the F35 fighter can't catch up. But if the Tu95 bomber performs such a mission, he may have to be "escorted" back by European fighters. Therefore, the Figure 95 bombers are usually not sent to Europe for missions. Although
can serve for nearly 70 years, the lifespan of the Title 95 bomber has basically reached its limit. This type of bomber is not used too frequently and can be made public in normal times, but in wartime, high-intensity tasks will quickly consume their little life. Therefore, the Russian army has developed the Tu160 M2 bomber based on the Tu160 strategic bomber, but has not made modernization and improvements to the Tu195 bomber. It can be seen that the Russian army does not want to continue to rely on this bomber. What's more, the Russian army is also developing towards stealth bombers, such as the development of PAK-DA stealth strategic bombers, which is also the general trend. The US B21 bomber is getting closer to service, and our H-20 stealth bomber seems to be eager to try. Therefore, the Russian Tu95 bomber may only be able to hold on for a while and will withdraw from the stage of history forever in the near future.
