dfc@Corp.Sun.COM (Dan Currie) (02/04/91)
From: dfc@Corp.Sun.COM (Dan Currie) > I assume that the B-2 is more stealthy than the F-117. Whether or not > that would make it more suitable for the missions in Iraq is > questionable. The B-2, after all, was designed to carry nukes, not > Mk-82s. Outside of its stealthiness, the B-2 is nothing real special. Considering only 32 B-2's are scheduled to be purchased combined with the fact that they will cost $850 million a copy, I doubt that the B-2 will ever see action in a conventional war. Some proponents say that it can be used to project power across the globe and intimidate third world countries. I would think that a RF-111 followed by a wing of B-52's would be better than that. -- Dan