I'll take the hit, although you could use a little diplomacy to tell me I'm wrong.

True, not a bomber guy, but from what I remembered working with them, and what my bomber friends had told me, I thought I was in the park.

500 pounders are (to my knowledge) still generally preferred for CAS (which is about 99.9% of what we are doing). On a weapons-station count, I thought the BUFF was about 48 internal, and could carry about the same external.

I thought the Bone was about 48.

OK, the B-2 was a surprise....no idea it had that many weapons stations.

Now, on a "cost per bomb per hour" basis, I think my argument still stands.

My criticism of the B-21 is that, with a country and Air Force mired in debt, and Welsh being ripped publicly by McCain this week when Welsh said "I can't replace the A-10's capabilities, and don't need to, because we don't have enough money," then how can they argue for a program even MORE expensive than the F-35?

At some point, someone has to realize you can win the combatant battle, but lose the fiscal war.