VoltCruelerz he/him Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 Well, today we got an image of the new LRSB and it was announced that it would be called the B-21, but no nickname had yet been chosen. As it is a weapon (basically), is black, can be flown autonomously, and will likely do a fair bit of destroying evil, I would personally be a bit gleeful if it was ultimately named the B-21 Nightblood. Anyone else? 3
Zmann966 he/him Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 Well the B-2 Stealth being named "Spirit" is perfect..."Nighthawk" for the F-117 means we could probably get away petitioning "Nightblood" lol, might be a bit gruesome for what we like to portray as a "freedom-plane" lol
King's Twit he/him Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 Since this bomber is made to be able to carry nukes, I think Voidbringer might be more appropriate, seeing as it causes desolation and might cause a horribly destructive world war that causes civilization to revert to a more primitive level. My, that got a bit dark. I'm sorry if I soured the mood of this lighthearted post.
Oversleep Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 Since this bomber is made to be able to carry nukes, I think Voidbringer might be more appropriate, seeing as it causes desolation and might cause a horribly destructive world war that causes civilization to revert to a more primitive level. My, that got a bit dark. I'm sorry if I soured the mood of this lighthearted post. Maybe 'Rayse'? It's more hidden reference, as 'Voidbringer' sounds really... I don't know, it's like naming it 'Lucifer'. 1
VoltCruelerz he/him Posted February 28, 2016 Author Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) Since this bomber is made to be able to carry nukes, I think Voidbringer might be more appropriate, seeing as it causes desolation and might cause a horribly destructive world war that causes civilization to revert to a more primitive level. My, that got a bit dark. I'm sorry if I soured the mood of this lighthearted post. Eh, the first name that came to mind for me was the B-21 Nero. Maybe 'Rayse'? It's more hidden reference, as 'Voidbringer' sounds really... I don't know, it's like naming it 'Lucifer'. Bear in mind that we do have hellfire missiles though. And the first nuclear test was named Trinity. Edited February 28, 2016 by VoltCruelerz
Heir of the Void he/him Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 Since this bomber is made to be able to carry nukes, I think Voidbringer might be more appropriate... Keep in mind, though, that while it can carry nukes, that's likely a 'just-in-case' capability. This is, in large part, because of ballistic missile subs. Thermonuclear weapons have advanced to the point that carrying a small number of medium-yield devices is easier than a large payload of conventional explosives; and the extra saftey and security isn't all that much more of a design challenge, especially considering that most of it is focused on the atomic devices themselves. The reasons for this are a bit more complicated. Basically, there are presently four broad missions for nuclear weapons: tactical bombing, strategic deterrent, first strike, and reprisal. This isn't a tactical bombing platform, so that's out, and submarines can serve as a more effective deterrent (by virtue of their constantly uncertain location and difficulty to detect) and would be more effective in a nuclear first strike (because they can crawl up to fairly close to their targets and launch missiles on high-speed low angle trajectories, and because they have a lot of missiles). They might be able to conduct a reprisal better, but bombers on the ground are fairly vulnerable to a nuclear first strike. Anyway, considering that the mission is likely to be heavy conventional bombing and considering what the targets of such are likely to be, Nightblood sounds like a fitting name. If anyone here is in the air force, they're taking suggestions from airmen.
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