Same ordnance has drastically different weight on certain stations?

[kengou]

I noticed today several weapons have very different weights on different stations. For example, AIM-120 weighs half as much on station 3/7 as on station 2/8 or 1/9. Cbu-97 also has a 200 lb weight difference in stations 4/6 vs 3/7. Probably more but I haven’t tested every store yet. Anyone know why this might be?

[Nealius]

Random guess: pylons?

 

Though I thought those were still attached by default even if you didn't add a weapon?

[Mars Exulte]

Yep, pylons would be my guess. If you have a preset that has them removed on some stations and you add a weapon to the blank spot you will get both the weapon and the pylon. It's also possible some pylons weigh more/less than others depending on what model it is. Each station is potentially different, for example ones suitable for droptanks probably weigh more than ones that only carry missiles, etc

[kengou]

Definitely not pylons because an AIM-120 on station 3 shouldn’t be lighter despite having a pylon compared to the AIM-120 on station 1. but I do think it’s the ME, because last night I tested the rearm menu and found the weight discrepancy wasn’t there. I’ll stop trusting the weights in the ME because they do not line up.