ORIGINAL: CraigG
FYI, ''Parent'' mounted armament (i.e. one bomb, tank, missle etc per weapons pylon), produces less drag than multiple stores on a single plyon via multiple ejector racks (MER's), which can create signigicant ''interference drag'' between the stores. A jet loaded with several loaded MER's can noticebly degrade flying characteristics.
Craig
Now Craig, how would you know that?
Bob