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Going to meet their 72 virgins ...
One of our soldiers was killed in a firefight with ISIS in Afghanistan. Trump responds by dropping a 21,000 lb bomb ... the largest non-nuclear bomb the US has ... on the ISIS held area. So much for drones. |
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Going to meet their 72 virgins ...
On Thu, 13 Apr 2017 13:30:40 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
One of our soldiers was killed in a firefight with ISIS in Afghanistan. Trump responds by dropping a 21,000 lb bomb ... the largest non-nuclear bomb the US has ... on the ISIS held area. So much for drones. I'm sure Harry, et al, will whine about how much it cost, although the damn things are probably just sitting around getting rusty. Some info: http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app5/moab.html |
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On 4/13/2017 1:45 PM, Poco Deplorevole wrote:
On Thu, 13 Apr 2017 13:30:40 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: One of our soldiers was killed in a firefight with ISIS in Afghanistan. Trump responds by dropping a 21,000 lb bomb ... the largest non-nuclear bomb the US has ... on the ISIS held area. So much for drones. I'm sure Harry, et al, will whine about how much it cost, although the damn things are probably just sitting around getting rusty. Some info: http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app5/moab.html Just heard on one of the news networks that we actually have another version that's even bigger than the one used today. I am sure it's use was also intended to catch the attention of the crazy fat kid in North Korea. |
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On Thu, 13 Apr 2017 13:59:45 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 4/13/2017 1:45 PM, Poco Deplorevole wrote: On Thu, 13 Apr 2017 13:30:40 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: One of our soldiers was killed in a firefight with ISIS in Afghanistan. Trump responds by dropping a 21,000 lb bomb ... the largest non-nuclear bomb the US has ... on the ISIS held area. So much for drones. I'm sure Harry, et al, will whine about how much it cost, although the damn things are probably just sitting around getting rusty. Some info: http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app5/moab.html Just heard on one of the news networks that we actually have another version that's even bigger than the one used today. I am sure it's use was also intended to catch the attention of the crazy fat kid in North Korea. Those are just what we call "barrel bombs" when somebody else uses one. They are certainly plenty cheap enough. It might just be a big tank of amatol with a quarter pound of C4 in it to kick it off. (Think Murrah Building in OKC). There are also fuel air bombs that can be more devastating. Basically they turn the air over an acre or two of land into an explosive mixture and then light it. Even if the blast can't get to you, all of the oxygen is gone. |
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On Thu, 13 Apr 2017 15:31:57 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 4/13/2017 3:10 PM, wrote: On Thu, 13 Apr 2017 13:59:45 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 4/13/2017 1:45 PM, Poco Deplorevole wrote: On Thu, 13 Apr 2017 13:30:40 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: One of our soldiers was killed in a firefight with ISIS in Afghanistan. Trump responds by dropping a 21,000 lb bomb ... the largest non-nuclear bomb the US has ... on the ISIS held area. So much for drones. I'm sure Harry, et al, will whine about how much it cost, although the damn things are probably just sitting around getting rusty. Some info: http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app5/moab.html Just heard on one of the news networks that we actually have another version that's even bigger than the one used today. I am sure it's use was also intended to catch the attention of the crazy fat kid in North Korea. Those are just what we call "barrel bombs" when somebody else uses one. They are certainly plenty cheap enough. It might just be a big tank of amatol with a quarter pound of C4 in it to kick it off. (Think Murrah Building in OKC). There are also fuel air bombs that can be more devastating. Basically they turn the air over an acre or two of land into an explosive mixture and then light it. Even if the blast can't get to you, all of the oxygen is gone. The MOAB we just dropped isn't exactly a cheap barrel bomb Greg. The version used last night is a precision guided bomb loaded with 11 tons of TNT. It was originally designed to blow up nuke missile sites. They used it in Afghanistan near the Pakistan boarder where ISIS hangs out in caves and tunnels. Happens to be near where the Green Beret was killed over the weekend. Barrel bombs are just unguided drums filled with explosives, ball bearings, nails and anything cheap that can cause a lot of damage on a human. So this is a barrel bomb with a guidance package on it. My bad. It is still cheap compared to a Tomahawk. |
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