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Is it only me or does anyone else take an inference from the following quote from the Bomber page?

"The U.S. Air Force's most expensive bomber is the B-2. It is a stealth bomber built by Northrop Grumman. Its price tag was near $2 billion per aircraft. This plane is capable of flying to any target in the world from its base in the center of the United States and back without stopping anywhere by means of midair refueling".

While true, there are many other aircraft with the same capability. Suggest the last sentence above be changed to "The use of aerial refueling gives the B-2 a range limited only by crew endurance", which comes from the B52 page (with B-2 substituted for B52 of course).Moriori 02:20, 1 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Good idea, the original sentence is pretty awkwardly phrased. Stan 03:59, 1 Nov 2003 (UTC)

[edit] Removal of criticism section

I removed the following text :-

Criticism - The inaccuracy of modern bombers, including computer guided targetting, has been a source of complaints and accidental deaths. In the Bosnian war (1990s), U.S. bombers accidentally hit a train full of passengers at night. In the same war, U.S. bombers accidentally bombed the Chinese embassy, killing 50 people. In the War on Terror, over 6,000 non-terrorist men, women, and children were accidentally killed by U.S. bombers. This doesn't include the 1,000s who were crippled for life. The U.S. has the most advanced targetting equipment in the world, and yet it is mistake prone. It leads critics to remark: "If you can't bomb right, you shouldn't bomb at all."

This (potentially) belongs in an article on bombing, rules of engagement or military tactics but not in an article about a type of military aircraft Djbrianuk 18:47, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

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