MOAB

[rich1231]

This new bomb is quite large.
21,000lbs. That is going to give someone a big headache.

[Beano500]

[ciderfrenzy]

Its dangerous, could take somebodys eye out with it.

[pss1]

MOAB? eh? What is it?

[Beano500]

So, if it gets used against Tie Rack, how exactly will it be deployed in such a way as to do minimal harm to innocent civvies? (Having read the news from the "Mother of all Broadcasters" - the Beeb...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2842619.stm)

[M@H]

Nice Colour !

[Beano500]

Just what I was thinking - can you get Tuscans and T350's in that one?

[plotloss]

pss1 said: MOAB? eh? What is it?

My washpot!

Matt.

[rich1231]

Its a Fuel air bomb, it seems. That is a nasty bit of kit! It comes down on a parachute so you can see your doom arriving.

[ciderfrenzy]

MOAB is an upgraded version of the "daisy-cutter" bomb
and weighs in at 21,000 lbs ( a tad under 9.5 tons) and a blast radius that will destroy anything within a 300 yard radius.

[polar_ben]

The world's largest non-nuclear bomb.

Presumably one of these "smart bombs" we keep hearing about that can magically avoid women and children. Or maybe not

[marki]

dont think this is a Fuel Air bomb , its a conventional one i think , sure looks like it makes a mess

[mannginger]

Quite big then!

www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/dshtw.htm

[pss1]

Bloody hell... better put me tin helmet on! Might be useful for getting rid of the weeds in the garden though

>> Edited by pss1 on Wednesday 12th March 13:27

[swilly]

Not the world's largest bomb, i dont think.

The bouncing bomb of Dambusters fame was 22000 lbs i think.

[ciderfrenzy]

Marki- you are quite correct. It is a conventional bomb using GX slurry.

[skittle]

Best of luck to our squaddies in IRAQ if the US start dropping these babies all over the place

[swilly]

Beano500 said: Just what I was thinking - can you get Tuscans and T350's in that one?

Hmmm WOMD Orange! or Armageddon Rosso Pearly-gates!

My favourite must be Radioactive-nuclear-winter grey.

[ciderfrenzy]

Swilly _ barnes Wallis designed both the Bouncing Bomb (9,000 lbs) and the 6 ton "Tallboy2 and 10 ton "Grand Slam" which was the biggest bomb.. However Grand slam "only " contained 9000 lbs of explosive. the remainder was casing to penetrate U- boat pens.
He also designed the R 100 airship and the Wellington bomber. The bouncing bomb was not declassified until 1972

Icanboreforengland

[kevinday]

I like the bit in the BBC write up that says it could be used for underground targets...it is an air-burst device according to them as well