1 posted on
08/03/2009 7:02:39 AM PDT by
Strategy
To: Strategy
2 posted on
08/03/2009 7:06:20 AM PDT by
Dallas59
("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")
To: Strategy
A 30,000 lb bomb is 15 Kilotons. The “Little Boy” bomb that exploded over Hiroshima in WWII was between 13 and 18 Kilotons estimated yield.
3 posted on
08/03/2009 7:08:38 AM PDT by
Yo-Yo
To: Strategy
The precision-guided weapon, built by Boeing Co, could become the biggest conventional bomb the United States has ever used. Unless I've missed one somewhere, it would be the biggest conventional bomb anyone has used.
The second biggest would be the British "Grand Slam" at 22,000 lbs.
4 posted on
08/03/2009 7:10:05 AM PDT by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: Strategy
That system needs to be operational yesterday, not 2010!!
Lets hope its further along than the article indicates.
5 posted on
08/03/2009 7:12:02 AM PDT by
rahbert
("when they feel the heat they'll see the light")
To: Strategy
Testing the penatrator.
7 posted on
08/03/2009 7:14:42 AM PDT by
Pistolshot
(Brevity: Saying a lot, while saying very little.)
To: Strategy
Sorry, misread article. I confused penetrator weight with explosive force.
"Nevermind."
8 posted on
08/03/2009 7:15:37 AM PDT by
Yo-Yo
To: Strategy
To get a much higher weight bomb, the Pentagon should combine this program with the cash-for-clunkers program. Instead of destroying engines and cars, they could be crunched and crushed into a tight little heavy bomb, with ordnance.
10 posted on
08/03/2009 7:16:33 AM PDT by
C210N
(A patriot for a Conservative Renaissance!)
To: Strategy
To: Strategy
26 posted on
08/03/2009 8:06:48 AM PDT by
Zakeet
(Obama: Always wrong, never in doubt.)
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