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Old 26th Mar 2016, 18:09
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The B2 doesn't have external hard points because of the mission and volume of weapons it was designed for. It was/is designed to remain stealthy. F-22 does have external hard points. F-35 the same, because it's not just about the stealth. Stealthy fighters are so much more.

As for your desire to pull out the "forum rules" card, I'd remind you that it's also equally against such rules to post links to other Aviation websites. That happens here too, quite a lot. Probably a lesser offence in your mind or perhaps it doesn't apply to you?

You've perfectly twisted the point I was making around. I'll bring it back. A stealth aircraft with non-stealthy external weapons is, as a whole, more stealthy (by some order of magnitude) than a non-stealthy aircraft with the same external stores.

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