04-15-2014, 01:11 PM
The B-1 can go pretty darned fast on the deck. Mach 1.2 is the nominal speed. The Taliban (and you) could well have thought the visual and sound effects were from ordnance dropped on them! Engine noise & sonic boom are pretty deafening up close - together: BOOM! ROAR! I imagine that would cause at least a few sphincters to relax...
