>>507042284yeah, at first I thought why replace B-2's with B-52's they're dinosaurs but then I was educated on the loadout B-52's can have compared to B-2's, so they still have a role they can play as long as either air defenses are suppressed, or they're launching ALCM's from hundreds of miles away cause they can carry a lot more of those than any other fighter or bomber.
B-2 can carry 40,000 pounds of payload, B-52 70,000 pounds. So it's a pretty significant difference. The B-1B can carry 75,000 pounds internally plus more on external hardpoints, so I'm surprised they're not going to use those as B-1B's still have stealth just in case Iran still has some air defense that can pop our B-52's.