On Feb 9, 7:28*am, hcobb wrote:
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

Put your comic books away. There hasn't been any air to air combat
with strategic bombers of any consequence since WWII. If there's any
probablity of offense, you send in tac air with the strike package. or
use standoff weapons. Much cheaper to build standoff than a goofy
ramjet FB-22.