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To: Fennie

So is this the MOABB? Or maybe the MOAB²


9 posted on 08/22/2011 7:28:02 AM PDT by Migraine (Diversity is great... ...until it happens to YOU.)
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To: Migraine

MOAB I believe is not a penetrator, just a huge new version of the “daisie cutter”. If I recall correctly it is a FAE (fuel air explosive) type bomb.


12 posted on 08/22/2011 7:31:52 AM PDT by Tailback
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To: Migraine
The MOAB, or GBU-43/B is a different beast. It is not a penetrator; it's an area weapon.

The MOAB is 30 feet, 1.75 inches (9.17 m) long, has a diameter of 40.5 inches (102.9 cm) and weighs 22,600 lb (10.3 tons) (of which 18,700 lb (8.5 tons) are high explosives.) Its blast radius is 450 feet (137.16 m, 150 yd), though the massive shockwave created by the air burst is said to be able to destroy an area as large as nine city blocks. Due to its large size and weight, it was designed to be dropped via parachute extraction out of the back of a C-130 cargo aircraft.

There's a reasonable write up here... Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB)

A Bad Day Cometh!

26 posted on 08/22/2011 7:56:55 AM PDT by Freeport (The proper application of high explosives will remove all obstacles.)
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