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US Forces drop MOAB on ISIS
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:46 am
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:46 am
quote:Twitter
David Wright? @DavidWright_CNN
Breaking: US military has dropped most powerful non-nuclear US bomb, MOAB, targeting ISIS in Nangarhar, Afghanistan -- first ever combat use
We've never dropped a MOAB before in combat?
BOMB RADIUS DAMAGE
* Up to 1,000 yards: Obliterates everything.
* Up to 1 mile: Knocks people, tents, light buildings, cars and jeeps over within 1-mile radius.
* Up to 1.7 miles: shock wave kills people, causes severe damage to buildings, equipment, blows trucks, tanks off road.
* Up to 2 miles: causes deafness.
* Up to 5 miles: shakes ground, breaks windows.
* Up to 30 miles: 10,000 foot high mushroom cloud visible.
This post was edited on 4/13/17 at 12:17 pm
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Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:48 am to okietiger13
Hell yeah 
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:48 am to okietiger13
I just got the alert. What constitutes as the "Mother of All Bombs"
ETA Oh giggity frickin goo
MOAB YOUTUBE
ETA Oh giggity frickin goo
MOAB YOUTUBE
This post was edited on 4/13/17 at 11:52 am
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:48 am to okietiger13
If its that fuel bomb then yes.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:48 am to okietiger13
quote:
US Forces drop MOAB
It just moved a little
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:49 am to okietiger13
We need a video of the detonation ASAP.
Nothing like the smell of scorched earth in the morning.
Nothing like the smell of scorched earth in the morning.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:49 am to CoachChappy
Google GBU-43 
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:49 am to okietiger13
Tomorrow Syria. Sunday Iraq. Monday North Korea. Tuesday Yemen. Wednesday Tuscaloosa. And so forth.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:49 am to okietiger13
Can these be loaded into Tomahawk missiles?
It seems like:
A) Syria was a trial run for firing long-distance tomahawks from the sea - haven't really done that with live targets in a while
B) This strike on Afghanistan is a test of our MOAB since we haven't used on a live target recently (if ever).
C) Trump's flippant "if we've got em why not use em" attitude was likely an insight into his approach on these things. Obama would definitely recoil at the potential backlash of using anything "non-conventional". Trump not so much.
Which leads me to conclude that we will be using MOABS against NK very soon - by a long-range Tomahawk delivery system if possible or by fighter jet if that's what it takes.
It seems like:
A) Syria was a trial run for firing long-distance tomahawks from the sea - haven't really done that with live targets in a while
B) This strike on Afghanistan is a test of our MOAB since we haven't used on a live target recently (if ever).
C) Trump's flippant "if we've got em why not use em" attitude was likely an insight into his approach on these things. Obama would definitely recoil at the potential backlash of using anything "non-conventional". Trump not so much.
Which leads me to conclude that we will be using MOABS against NK very soon - by a long-range Tomahawk delivery system if possible or by fighter jet if that's what it takes.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:49 am to okietiger13
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:50 am to okietiger13
We dropped a few of these big bastards in Nam
BLU-82, 15k lbs
BLU-82, 15k lbs
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:51 am to SirWinston
quote:
Can these be loaded into Tomahawk missiles?
Dude, it's a 21,000 lb bomb.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:51 am to upgrayedd
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:52 am to PoundFoolish
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:52 am to Chrome
Not really sure what this bomb is.
I thought we used FAE's in Iraq to deal with bunkers.
I KNOW we dropped some big-arse bombs in Vietnam. Cherry-pickers, or something like that; something dropped out the back of a C-130
I thought we used FAE's in Iraq to deal with bunkers.
I KNOW we dropped some big-arse bombs in Vietnam. Cherry-pickers, or something like that; something dropped out the back of a C-130
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:52 am to okietiger13
quote:
Moab
Going biblical on their asses!.... Moab is 1 of 2 most mentioned enemy states of God
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:52 am to Jbird
quote:
Google GBU-43
Goodness, thats a big motor scooter
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:53 am to tigeraddict
quote:
MOAB video
and that one is 3,000lbs lighter than the one used today.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:53 am to Scoob
This is the first time a GBU-43 has been used.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:53 am to okietiger13
I was stationed at Eglin in the early 2000s when they developed and tested this bomb. It's awesome.
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