MOAB vs. Grand Slam

[Yertis]

I was getting slightly irked when listening to the news last night at reports of 'MOAB' being "the largest non-nuclear bomb ever dropped", or words to that approximate effect. By my reckoning Grand Slam was about 5% heavier, but whatever. Question is, given the apparent need for such a weapon, do we (as in us or US) still possess the ability to construct a Grand Slam, and aside from sliding it out the back of an MC130, any aircraft capable of dropping it accurately?

[Yertis]

Amazing what there is to learn, when you start looking. B29 with Grand Slam:


US Grand Slam was called T-14, Check out the T-12, 43,000lbs for the B36, also B29 could carry two Tallboys under the wings.

[Yertis]

Yes, like Eric has said, MOAB appears in principle to be similar in principle to the WW2 blockbuster. Another bomb I'd not read about before yesterday is/was the so-called 'Disney-bomb' - a rocket-propelled bomb developed by the Royal Navy but only used by the USAAF.