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2003-03-11 Iraq

Direct Strike Hard Target Weapon / Big BLU

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Posted by Steve 2003-03-11 11:25 am|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sam, your palaces are going to be a mess when these things gets through with them.

Posted by tu3031 2003-03-11 10:14:29|| 2003-03-11 10:14:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Actually, the post I put up is that MOAB bomb that was referred to in comments - last week? AJC online sez they're going to test them at Eglin and warns about the rattling from the blasts

Posted by Frank G 2003-03-11 10:58:03|| 2003-03-11 10:58:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Frank, I just read that story about the test. They really need new nicknames to keep the press from getting these mixed up. Hope that the AF releases the video of the MOAB test.

Posted by Steve 2003-03-11 11:24:09|| 2003-03-11 11:24:09|| Front Page Top

#4 The people and Mayor of Moab, Utah, are rather upset about the naming of his weapon. Sorry, no link.

The nice thing about daisy cutters and a "blast only configuration" of this weapon is that they turn cargo planes into weapons platforms.

Posted by Ptah 2003-03-11 13:08:38|| 2003-03-11 13:08:38|| Front Page Top

#5 I think the Cargo plane delivery system is considered "slow" from a defensive viewpoint, even if BLU does deploy from a decent altitiude, and the ability to put this on a fast moving bomber lowers risk and improves targeting... although it does sound like Horseshoe targeting is plenty acceptable anyway... close enough is close enough!... I did see a link that described the thermo physics of the existing daisy cutter that was chillingly detailed in what it is like to have your "picnic" disrupted by one of these devices. Basically explosion eats up all Oxygen in the blast area as it explodes outward in a fireball, creating a large uncontained vacuum. If you survive that, praise Allah, the zero pressure area sucks air back in at 2000 MPH, and it drags any airborne debris with it superheating it into flaming dust balls...If you are not blasted away, you better be able to hold your breath for a few minutes cause its going to be like sitting in my barbeque when that spider decided to "winter over" in my propane line. Whooomp!
I can't find the link, but there was about 5 different kill zones when this device goes off, or "doorways to martyrdom" depending on your proximity to the device...from vaporization, like in "War of the Worlds" to your garden variety "Hairs on fire! Hairs on fire!" dance... Let's see.. was that "stop, drop and roll or drop, roll and stop"? Concussions for a thousand yards... and long term "Beltone hearing aids" for the lucky survivors.

Posted by capsu78 2003-03-11 15:37:24|| 2003-03-11 15:37:24|| Front Page Top

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