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Bunker-busting behemoth: Pentagon upgrades bomb with Iranian nukes in mind
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| May 03, 2013
Posted on 05/03/2013 2:28:37 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
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To: blackdog
Yea but does the IAF have them? I dunno. Also, can the 27 carry the weight? I am clueless on this subject.
To: Chode
Well that ain’t gonna work ‘) Could still do it the hard way and just start hacking. I know it CAN be done. It’s basic engineering. Thing is how fast.
To: Pan_Yan
"Hopefully we never have to use it," No worries, mate, as long as Zero is in charge.
To: blackdog
long haul for a prop plane over hostile country
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posted on
05/03/2013 3:33:21 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Norm Lenhart
oh they have the engineers do it alright, my first post simply meant they have nothing in their inventory now... but if they want to do it bad enough they have the technology to make a 747 work
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posted on
05/03/2013 3:37:03 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Chode
yeah? and what are they gonna carry it with??? Missiles?
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posted on
05/03/2013 3:38:17 PM PDT
by
luvbach1
(We are finished.)
To: Chode
I am actually surprised. I mean we have done the stuff out the back thing for a while with bombs and cargo (airborne for a while now. The IAF is far from a 3rd world power. It seems strange they don’t.
Then again I guess they never figured on a long distance campaign when so many Muzzies come to their door to play.
To: Average Al
i bet it's a hell of a kick in the pants for the crew when they do too!!!
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posted on
05/03/2013 3:41:37 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
"Hopefully we never have to use it," No worries, mate, as long as Zero is in charge.
Don't be so hasty. He (or his handlers) haven't been shy about throwing our military around like political toys.
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posted on
05/03/2013 3:43:28 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
(I believe in God. All else is dubious.)
To: luvbach1
like what? a Saturn V5??? hell the US can't loft a 30,000lb cargo anymore...
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posted on
05/03/2013 3:45:05 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Norm Lenhart
if they had the C17 they could do it but they don't
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posted on
05/03/2013 3:47:37 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Chode
I’m not familiar with from how high the thing needs to be dropped and guided from? Either really, really high and fast, or low and slow?
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posted on
05/03/2013 3:51:33 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: blackdog
i guess my point is that is a LOOONG way to go over hostile territory in a slow moving airplane...
they will put up everything they have as soon as they see it coming because it'll take a lot longer to get there and more chance to knock it down
no matter who tries it or how, they better bring a LOT of fighters
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posted on
05/03/2013 4:01:57 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: blackdog
The higher and faster the better, I would imagine.
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posted on
05/03/2013 4:11:08 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: Chode
If we can give/sell them the big boom we ought to be able to spare one of those. I am not really familiar with it, but it’s basically just a jet cargo plane with no real black box stuff isn’t it? Probably some arms treaty BS to deal with...
To: Norm Lenhart
my guess is, they don't buy any because they don't need them... the country is so small they can drive where ever they need to go and with only the occasional need for air transport the C130 fits the bill
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posted on
05/03/2013 4:21:04 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: luvbach1
I’ll jump in... the jews solved the first nuclear bomb. Then they invented the neutron bomb. Since then, how many technological cycles for improvement have there been?
I would suggest that when the chips are down, they will be showcasing technologies yet to be seen.
You have to keep in mind the Iranians are messing with the smartest people on the planet. Most ironic thing is they are proud they have assembled some bombs, old , discarded Jewish technology.
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posted on
05/03/2013 4:31:30 PM PDT
by
himno hero
(hadnuff)
To: Norm Lenhart
They repeatedly air dropped the Shuttle Enterprise from a modified 747 for approach and landing tests. A roughly 5x greater load than this bomb. Design a single use airframe around your penetrator bomb, perhaps with a propulsion package, that can be separated at an appropriate time. Might even provide a limited standoff capability. More complicated but more capable. You could have an even larger bomb, or trade size for standoff range. One problem would be how to secretly do adequate testing. I’d hate to depend on getting it right the first time. The other would be how to get your loaded 747 close enough. I doubt it would be very stealthy.
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posted on
05/03/2013 4:35:11 PM PDT
by
JohnBovenmyer
(Obama been Liberal. Hope Change!)
To: blackdog
WSJ reports two “penetrators” would be used.
The first one burrows in and opens up. 2nd drills even deeper for the finishing touch.
To: Eric in the Ozarks
And the subsequent three thru fifteen just make me feel good!
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posted on
05/03/2013 4:45:42 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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