Overpressure bombing effects (or why Zarqawi still had a face after the bombing)

http://www.alternatevoice.com/blog_archives/000148.html ^

[mtbopfuyn]

However, that picture begs for a roll of fresh bacon sticking out of his mouth!

Hey, they never said what he was wiped down with.

[Pukin Dog]

It depends what is in that 500lb bomb.

Some bombs contain just a shaped charge for overpressure effects, with less heat and more boom.

If you look at the video, note how limited the blast effect was. Buildings surrounding the target did not go down.

A normal 500 pounder would have messed up most of the block.

[Grampa Dave]

A short pictorial summary of this great day:

Monster betrayed by closest allies (Zarqawi location tipped off by captured deputies) {Why the libs don't want WOT prisoners questioned!}

"Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey...!"

Hi. My name is Abu Boohoo Zarqawi and I'm dead now.

Happy Iraqis celebrate the death of Z Pig:

Which al Qaeda Son of a pig is next? We will find your "Safe House" and send you to hell to be with the Z pig!

No Problem! Here comes your Bomb!

[Enterprise]

Ding Dong the ***** is dead
A 500 pounder dropped on his head

[AngryJawa]

Just wait until the big laser comes online.

Man, that thought just makes me so dang warm and fuzzy.

ZOT becomes a reality!

[American Quilter]

Hi redhead! How've you been?

[Deguello]

"Try firing a"

From Barney Miller:

Ever fired a bazooka?

Yea I have, in 'Nam.

Oh sure, outside!

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Will chew gum help your lungs pop back out? :)

Theoretically, this is possible only if you also hiccup and fart simultaneously, while juggling three eggs and a bowling ball. But this has never been put to the test in a double blind study.

[SE Mom]

Oh please- don't let the facts confuse Al Jazeera!

[Grampa Dave]

From Downtown Brown?:)

[Paleo Conservative]

PV = nRT

[Red6]

Typically they use a high angle and delay fusing to minimize collateral damage if something like a single building needs destroyed. This minimizes the impact of the blast on surrounding buildings. In Baghdad you can actually find buildings that were “hollowed out” but their outer structure is still standing while buildings adjacent are hardly touched. The bomb came in through the roof, blew the guts of the building out, but left the outer walls standing. It's pretty remarkable how refined the whole process is. They match the delivery platform, to the ordinance carried and marry that to an appropriate fusing and then deliver this package just right (angle of approach the bomb is released, angle the bomb hits the target etc) to get the desired result. They can model the actual outcome before an air strike! Before they drop those bombs they often actually already run a simulation that shows the collateral damage, the outcome of that specific ordinance delivered onto that target! The science, process, hardware and people behind all this is pretty impressive. But of course CNN thinks differently.

[tongue-tied]

Of course, you'd need a Super Hornet for that sort of accuracy, no F-14 could do that.

Ducks

[Pukin Dog]

You can run, but you cant hide.

[Pukin Dog]

Its called American ingenuity.

The media is still amazed we broke the Enigma code.

[COEXERJ145]

Yeah, I'd love to go take one of the tours of the Nevada Test Site to see that along with all the other stuff still out there.

[tongue-tied]

If you ain't a fighter, you're a target. Rog.

But these suckers, trust me Pukin, you'd be impressed.

Even the hardcore Tomcat guys in the squadron (when they let the fighter mentality guard down) admit these are some awesome platforms. The whole go fast thing isn't there like it was, but they can admit the lethality is there in spades.

[Red6]

Actually,

A SH with it's AESA does have a better ground picture, his ATFLIR is more capable..... yes, that F14D can not keep up with a SH. Sorry-

[Red6]

I figured you were being sarcastic?

[MattinNJ]

How great is this country. Last night a team of Special ops guys pointed a laser at this scumbag, 2 F-16's dropped 500 lb. bombs on him and I am watching video of it at my desktop PC the very next day high fiving co-workers.