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Disco_Destroyer
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Anyone have any Tech info on 'The Mother and now Father of All Bombs' reported recently?
If you believe the press they somehow create a vacuum and are more of an anti-personnel device. but sitting here pondering could it not just be another story to scare people? I mean surely to create a vacuum you must be moving Matter?? Pretty nifty explosive to do that I'd say.
Also USA anounced 1st then UK had a hand held variety soon after then Russia was claimed to of added 'the Father of all Bombs' seems odd that 3 countries come up with similar Technology all at once 
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| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:10 pm Post subject: Re: The Mother Of All Bombs |
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| Disco_Destroyer wrote: | Anyone have any Tech info on 'The Mother and now Father of All Bombs' reported recently?
If you believe the press they somehow create a vacuum and are more of an anti-personnel device. but sitting here pondering could it not just be another story to scare people? I mean surely to create a vacuum you must be moving Matter?? Pretty nifty explosive to do that I'd say.
Also USA anounced 1st then UK had a hand held variety soon after then Russia was claimed to of added 'the Father of all Bombs' seems odd that 3 countries come up with similar Technology all at once |
Really you must find out about Search Engines
MOAB
| Quote: | | Moab (Hebrew: מוֹאָב, Standard Moʾav Tiberian Môʾāḇ ; Greek Μωάβ ; Arabic مؤاب, Assyrian Mu'aba, Ma'ba, Ma'ab ; Egyptian Mu'ab) is the historical name for a mountainous strip of land in modern-day Jordan running along the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. In ancient times, it was home to the kingdom of the Moabites, a people often in conflict with their Israelite neighbors to the west. The Moabites were a historical people, whose existence is attested to by numerous archeological findings, most notably the Mesha Stele, which describes the Moabite victory over an unnamed son of King Omri of Israel.[1] Their capital was Dibon, located next to the modern Jordanian town of Dhiban. |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moab
wait..wha... that's not a bomb, is it?
| Quote: | | The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB) (colloquially known as the Mother Of All Bombs) is a large-yield conventional bomb developed for the United States military by Albert L. Weimorts Jr. At the time of development, it was touted as the most powerful non-nuclear weapon ever designed.[1] The bomb was designed to be delivered by a C-130 |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOAB
Funny that in the Middle East be the original Moab. Mabbe Mark can get some number association going...
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| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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This I find very, very odd
| Quote: | | The U.S Air Force conducted tests where subjects were shown videos of the MOAB explosion. Except for the nuclear scientists shown the video as a control group, all other test groups identified the explosion (incorrectly) as a nuclear blast.[citation needed] This demonstrated the MOAB's potential to inspire psychological fear.[8] |
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| Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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The following comes from here ; www.afa.org/magazine/May2004/0504weapons.pdf
Which is more detailed on other weapons and vehicle types
Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) Bomb
Brief: A massive precision guided munition designed
to be dropped by B-1, B-2, or B-52 bombers.
Function: Massive bomb.
Guidance: GPS/INS.
Warhead: 18,000 lb, high explosive.
Dimensions: length 30 ft, diameter 3.3 ft.
Weight: 21,500 lb.
COMMENTARY
On March 11, 2003, USAF live-tested the largest
PGM developed to date. Unlike the earlier unguided
“Daisy Cutter” bomb, the MOAB does not require a
parachute. Testing continues.
Interesting date that Russia chose to field test the FOAB !
'It was successfully field-tested in the late evening of September 11, 2007' wiki
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wepmob2000
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I think we're discussing two bombs here, the MOAB as described above is certainly not a PGM, as it was/is basically just shoved out of the back of a Hercules by a couple of aircrew. The original MOAB was a Fuel Air Explosive, first used in Vietnam to rapidly clear landing zones for helicoptors. The Russian FOAB was developed as a response to this. The MOAB as it stands will not fit in the bomb bays of B-1B / B-2 /B-52.
However, I have recently read reports of a very large new bomb, that would fit in these bombers, and is a PGM, I'll try and dig out more details of this. |
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Sorry Rodin I was after views as I read the news stories, I am kind of leening to Psy-Op/Scaremongering at the mo
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