On Feb 9, 2:19 am, "dott.Piergiorgio"
wrote:
hcobb ha scritto:
FB-22 "Hustler II" firing a long range ramjet missile can be in
service by 2020 if The Force starts now.

I'm wrong or there's a serious mission overlapping between this FB-22
and the B-1 & 2 ?

The FB-22 would have an innate air to air combat ability that the
B-1/2s lack.

The FB-22 would be much faster than the B-1 and so able to get in and
out of trouble faster.

The FB-22 would be much more stealthy than the B-2 and so able to
sneak in and out of dangerous places better.

And finally the FB-22 would have much more range than the F-22 and so
able to reach places that would otherwise require tanker support in
harm's way.

So there is a gap in capability that the FB-22 would cover, but it
would not be a replacement for the missions currently covered by the
B-2s or B-1s. However the best mission for the Hustler II would be to
open the way for the big bombers with a hunt and destroy of air
defenses.

-HJC