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Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:10 pm to Signal Soldier
Donald really flexing our muscles now
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:12 pm to GEAUXT
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here's the wikipedia about the MOAB
LINK
it has a blast yield of 11 tons and weighs 23,000 lbs
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On April 13, 2017, a MOAB was dropped on a target in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. It was the first non-testing use of the bomb on sand negros[5][6][7]
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:12 pm to tiger81
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:13 pm to SprintFun
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:14 pm to VABuckeye
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The article says it's the father of all bombs.
So, which is it?
Does it pay child support?
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:15 pm to tiger81
That loadmaster probably has a perma-erection
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:17 pm to cubsfan5150
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 (typo?), 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.
* 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 (typo?), 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 12:27 pm
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:18 pm to VABuckeye
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The article says it's the father of all bombs.
Those are only launched by seaman.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:18 pm to ksayetiger
anybody got a link to the bomb simulator site?
all i can find is a nuke one
all i can find is a nuke one
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:19 pm to TheCaterpillar
I'd rather be at 1 mile and just get knocked over instead of killed at 1.7
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:20 pm to Nado Jenkins83
A co-worker was telling me about a conversation he had with some EOD guy at Eglin recently, saying a big reason the MOAB was never used was logistics, finding the right plane big enough to carry it that could also get far enough away from the blast after drop.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:21 pm to baldona
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What would be the point of dropping a huge bomb on people
This is your main problem, you assume ISIS are people. They're fricking cockroaches. Deserve to be curbstomped out. And you assume that they wouldn't do the same if they had the capability.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:22 pm to GEAUXT
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I'd rather be at 1 mile and just get knocked over instead of killed at 1.7
I thought the exact same thing. I guess there's a protective layer built into the bomb right at the 1 mile mark?
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:22 pm to tiger81
I really want to see a photo or video. I'm sure it's not available yet.
But I really want to see it.
But I really want to see it.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:26 pm to chinhoyang
I bet it is a test run for future ops.
Maybe a message to Fat Boy in North Korea.
Maybe a message to Fat Boy in North Korea.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:26 pm to GEAUXT
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I'd rather be at 1 mile and just get knocked over instead of killed at 1.7
Yeah that must be a typo
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:27 pm to ForeverLSU02
quote:I'm confused. The CNN article says that this was dropped from an MC-130. I also remember the video of the test back in the early 2000s where they dropped it from the back of a Herc.
They are designed to be dropped on targets by the Boeing-made B-52 Stratofortress long-range bomber or Northrop Grumman Corp.'s B-2 stealth bomber.
If it is designed to be dropped from a bomber, are they making modifications to drop it from a Herc, or are they just putting it on a dolly and sliding it out?
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:28 pm to AjaxFury
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:28 pm to PJinAtl
Believe it was a C-130.
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