Posted on 09/09/2017 3:24:01 PM PDT by Navy Patriot
Russian military are believed to have dropped the 'father of all bombs' on top ISIS commanders.
Reports claim Vladimir Putin's armed forces have dropped the biggest ever non-nuclear bomb on ISIS leaders in Deir ez-Zor in Syria.
The Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power (ATBIP) is believed to have been deployed on September 7.
(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...
Did this exceed the Afghanistan MOAB?
The Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power (ATBIP)
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Translation: Our FOAB is bigging than your MOAB. Neener neener.
Wait until we field the MILOAB..
Good news!
Russia is breaking out the big bombs to liberate Deir Ezzor. As well they might.
Good Lord Noooo!
Then the Ruskies would have to counter with the CXOAB (the Crazy Ex).
You know the handwriting is on the wall when your opponents are getting their jollies by lobbing exotic ordinance at you just see how well it works.
Jul 6, 2017
President Trump called Russia a “destabilizing” influence in Europe and the Middle East, and urged it to “join the community of responsible nations,” in his strongest remarks yet against the regime of Vladimir Putin, whom he is scheduled to meet Friday in Hamburg for the first time.
His remarks in Warsaw’s Krasinski Square, which marks the 1944 Warsaw uprising against the Nazis, came after the U.S. agreed to sell Patriot missiles to Poland. The president also used the opportunity to reiterate the NATO commitment to mutual defense, a declaration he did not make during the NATO summit in May, prompting consternation among U.S. allies wary of Russia’s ambitions.
“To those who would criticize our tough stance, I would point out that the United States has demonstrated—not merely with its words but with its actions—that we stand firmly behind Article 5, the mutual-defense commitment,” Trump said Thursday. “Words are easy, but actions are what matters. And for its own protection, Europe, and you know this, everybody knows this, everybody has to know this, Europe must do more.”
Trump has repeatedly said NATO members must spend more on defense—a position in line with past U.S. administrations. But he has been criticized because he appeared to suggest U.S. commitment to mutual defense was predicated on its allies’ defense spending. ...”
https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/07/trump-russia/532761/
Apparently so, however The Mirror is a tabloid and they always sensationalize and conflate.
The Russians probably saw the advantage of these devices to collapse bunkers and tunnels with our recent usage, and they decided to tweak up our design to see what they can get.
Fewer muzzies = a good thing.
Sounds brutal enough.
Yes.
Together, these bombs make one big MOFO.
That is true, but the Rooskies generally will not let a chance slip by to test their new military toys since Georgia.
Remember when the USSR exploded a huge over 100 megaton Nuke bomb in their tests, then bragged about it?
The US response was we could do more damage with five 20 megaton bombs on separate targets.
Fewer muzzies = a good thing.
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Yes. And it makes many goats happy, too.
So this is a test bed. Poor muzzie bastards.
Boom...
Well, thanks for showing us, Vlad.
Poor Muzzies....
Yup.
I hope this helps the “moderate rebels”.
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