diff --git a/megamek/src/megamek/common/equipment/WeaponMounted.java b/megamek/src/megamek/common/equipment/WeaponMounted.java
index 48b39f59bd1..ca685cc00d4 100644
--- a/megamek/src/megamek/common/equipment/WeaponMounted.java
+++ b/megamek/src/megamek/common/equipment/WeaponMounted.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Vector;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 public class WeaponMounted extends Mounted<WeaponType> {
 
@@ -207,12 +208,19 @@ public void clearBayWeapons() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return All the weapon mounts in the bay.
+     * @return A stream containing the weapon mounts in the bay.
      */
-    public List<WeaponMounted> getBayWeapons() {
+    public Stream<WeaponMounted> streamBayWeapons() {
         return bayWeapons.stream()
                 .map(i -> getEntity().getWeapon(i))
-                .filter(Objects::nonNull)
+                .filter(Objects::nonNull);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return All the weapon mounts in the bay.
+     */
+    public List<WeaponMounted> getBayWeapons() {
+        return streamBayWeapons()
                 .collect(Collectors.toList());
     }