To: familyop
Wrong - bombs are not measured by their actual weight, they are measured by the weight of the explosive charge (equivalent to TNT). The MOP you linked is only a 6000lb ordinance. I believe the additional weight is for penetration prior to detonation.
105 posted on
09/11/2007 9:13:56 PM PDT by
TheBattman
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To: TheBattman
"Wrong - bombs are not measured by their actual weight, they are measured by the weight of the explosive charge (equivalent to TNT)."
By your respectful choice of words to correct me, I know something else about you.
The MOAB is 21,000 lbs. It contains 18,700 lbs. of H-6 (18,700 lb BLU-120/B). H-6 has about 1.35 times the power of TNT.
Do you know what kind of explosive is used in the MOP?
112 posted on
09/11/2007 10:07:33 PM PDT by
familyop
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