Question for Pilots/Aeronautical engineers/whatever

A piece of the answer is that when the plane was designed, there were only a couple of runways that could accommodate the weight of a fully loaded b52. That means that the plane had to land on a given runway no matter what direction the wind was blowing. In a heavy direct crosswind, the aircraft would have to “crab” in sideways because it had to land on the reinforced/long runway. That being the case, it was necessary to be able to angle the wheels to accommodate the harsh angle that the plane had to hold upon touchdown.