On 13 Apr 2017 14:23:28 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:
>In article <i5qvec9p5jp3c72r2a73vbev35e5686cm0@4ax.com>, Charles Lindbergh
>says...
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>>On 13 Apr 2017 11:07:45 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
>>wrote:
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>>>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.
>>>
>>>
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>>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.
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>>The MOAB is loaded with H6 and is designed to air burst, not
>>penetrate, if I am not mistaken.
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>>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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>http://www.ajc.com/news/local-military/what-the-mother-all-bombs-and-what-does/MIfXaYYaPyCaraZNF4UOcK/
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Thanks, I appreciate the reply.
Aside from one being an air burst weapon and the other being a
penetrator, I am still curious about the advantages and why they would
use an air burst weapon against tunnels instead of a penetrator.
Further research revealed the USA has a device which is larger than
the MOAB, it is the GBU-57, a 30k lbs. penetrator. Capable of
penetrating 200 ft. of reinforced concrete, which is quite impressive.
http://newatlas.com/massive-ordnance-penetrator-mop-gbu-57ab/20538/
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