Stealth Bomber



The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit (also known as the Stealth Bomber) is an American heavy bomber with "low observable" stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses and deploy both conventional and nuclear weapons. Because of its considerable capital and operations costs, the project was controversial in Congress and among Pentagon brass. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Congress slashed initial plans to purchase 132 bombers to just 21.

Twenty B-2s are operated by the United States Air Force. Though originally designed in the 1980s for Cold War operations scenarios, B-2s have been used in combat to drop bombs on Serbia during the Kosovo - Serbia Conflict in the late 1990s, and see continued use during the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. One aircraft was lost when it crashed on takeoff in 2008, the 2 billion dollar aircraft was the only B-2 to be lost.

The bomber has a crew of two and can drop up to 80 500 lb (230 kg)-class JDAM GPS-guided bombs, or 16 2,400 lb (1,100 kg) B83 nuclear bombs in a single pass through extremely dense anti-aircraft defenses. The B-2 is the only aircraft that can carry large air to surface standoff weapons in a stealth configuration. The program has been the subject of espionage and counter-espionage activity and the B-2 has been prominent public spectacles at air shows since the 1990s.

In Game
thumb|300px|right|The Stealth Bomber killstreak in action The Stealth bomber is a 9-kill killstreak or 8 with the Hardline perk that calls in Stealth bomber over the map for a carpet bomb. Unlike an airstrike, the bomber does not show up on enemy radar and is not announced to the opposing team. There is a faint outline of the bomber on friendly radar, but it is difficult to see, so it is recommended to launch the strike well away from the player and while they are inside a building. The bombing spreads over the entire length of the map. If a player is in a protected position while an enemy Bomber passes, they will suffer severe shell shock.

Ironically, the only thing stealthy about the bomber is that it does not appear on radar. It flies far lower and faster than any real stealth aircraft, and can be easily heard long before it actually releases its payload. Also as there are no dark maps the black paint job on the bomber gives it away considering that it's large and stands out more than anything else in the sky.

Trivia

 * This killstreak is especially good on Rust as it will cover just about the entire map.
 * Many consider it more of a pyschological weapon then anything else; Many find an enemy stealth bomber demoralizing and scary because of its big, ominous, and dangerous look.