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Old 5th Oct 2007, 17:20
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<<Once you find it, a B2 is a big slow target.>> - Whereas an aircraft carrier is smaller and faster (and has a smaller RCS)???

I'm sure phalanx & goalkeeper can indeed shoot bombs, but anyone seriously considering attacking any modern ship from the air is probably going to employ the principle of saturating the air defence system - and the B2 carries an awful lot of bombs... It's all a bit of a moot point, but if your scenario now relies on the whole CAG helping, then could the USAF use more than one airframe at a time?

It'd be a good thing to banter about over a couple of pints.
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