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From: Charles Lindbergh <spirit@stlouis.com>
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Subject: Re: US Forces Just Dropped Their Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb for the First Time - US just dropped MOAB (Mother of all bombs) on ISIS Cave Complex in Afganistan-kNrvte2sqp4_xvid.avi (01/10)
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On 13 Apr 2017 11:07:45 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:
>http://gizmodo.com/us-forces-just-dropped-its-largest-non-nuclear-bomb-for-1794298289
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>Citing military sources, CNN reports the United States just dropped a
>30-foot-long bomb with a blast yield equivalent to 11 tons of TNT on suspected
>first time a MOAB has been used in combat.
>
>Details of the attack remain sparse. According to CNN, the bombing aimed to take
>network also says that the bomb was dropped from an Air Force Special Operations
>
>What we do know is that the MOAB is an extremely powerful weapon. First
>developed in the lead up to the 2003 Iraq invasion, the bomb, officially named
>the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, had only been detonated in testing
>psychological warfare after it was moved into the theater back in 2003. The US
>military also distributed videos of test drops that show how the 21,600-pound,
>GPS-guided bomb can level entire armies. They are indeed scary videos:
>
>
>Update 1:49pm - White House press secretary Sean Spicer confirmed the MOAB
>detail about the attack but instead referred reporters to Gen. John Nicholson,
>commander of US forces in Afghanistan, as well as the Defense Department for
>more information. It remains unclear if President Trump authorized or even knew
>about the bombing.
>
>
The Grand Slam bomb, developed by Barnes Wallace during the second
war, was a 22,000 lb. monster which was loaded with Torpex. Grand
Slam was a penetrator, able to bury itself up to 130 ft below the
surface before detonating.
The MOAB is loaded with H6 and is designed to air burst, not
penetrate, if I am not mistaken.
I wonder what the advantages are of the MOAB vs. the Grand Slam. As I
recall, the Grand Slam was extremely effective.
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