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The Really Big Massive Ordnance Penetrator

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Posted by Steve 2004-11-15 9:08:02 AM|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Ho-Humm...I guess it will store and gather dust just as the MOAB has, what a waste of our taxpayers money!

Posted by smn 2004-11-15 9:34:21 AM|| 2004-11-15 9:34:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 what a waste of our taxpayers money!

Some might say that SMN , others might just think its a good investment to have for one of those 'rainy' days .

Posted by MacNails 2004-11-15 9:45:36 AM|| 2004-11-15 9:45:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 The MOAB is a very limited use weapon, being a ground burst device that had to be carried by a C-130. Only good against large soft targets with no air defense.
The MOP is designed for deep buried hard targets like the Nork and Iranian nuke facilities.

Posted by Steve 2004-11-15 9:57:44 AM|| 2004-11-15 9:57:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I'd like to see them name the next big mofo bomb the CLU-X4.

Posted by BH 2004-11-15 10:33:32 AM|| 2004-11-15 10:33:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 This is an application just looking for a meteor attack.

Posted by 3dc 2004-11-15 2:26:15 PM|| 2004-11-15 2:26:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Yep, I wonder what kind of velocity a Titan using powered re-entry could give it.

Posted by Shipman 2004-11-15 3:04:07 PM|| 2004-11-15 3:04:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Ah, there are a few problems with meteor attacks. First and foremost, it takes a long time to get a suitable rock (nickel-iron, 5-40m) on a collision course... even if you've got the delta-V capabilities. We're talking about a couple years.

Yes, I've spent a bit of time thinking about it.

Posted by Dishman 2004-11-15 3:16:32 PM|| 2004-11-15 3:16:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Once again the DOD is re-inventing the wheel. The USAAF/USAF went down this road in the 40s and 50s both with US produced copies of Barnes Wallis's Tallboy and Grand Slam plus its own home grown designs. There's a good link hear on the "earthquake bombs" The T-12 weighed in at 42,000 LBS

Posted by Cheaderhead 2004-11-15 6:22:16 PM|| 2004-11-15 6:22:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Forgot the link

http://home.aol.com/nukeinfo2/

Posted by Cheaderhead 2004-11-15 6:22:53 PM|| 2004-11-15 6:22:53 PM|| Front Page Top

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