Posted on 11/15/2010 12:12:51 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Israel has received the first of the thousand new U.S. 250 pound (actually 285/129 kg) Small Diameter Bomb (SDB, or GBU-39) it ordered earlier this year. Apparently these weapons arrived quickly, and it's believed that some SDBs have already been used during Israeli air raids on Gaza. Earlier, the Israeli had received a few SDBs for evaluation, and some of these were apparently dropped as well. The SDB is not cheap, Israel paid about $77,000 for each one. It was believed that Israel wanted this weapon not just for its precision, and low explosive (17 kg/38 pounds) power, but also its ability to penetrate 2.4 meters (8 feet) of concrete. This would make it useful to take out Hezbollah bunkers and rocket storage sites in southern Lebanon, and similar facilities Hezbollah helped Hamas build in Gaza.
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Thought for a second there it said SBD’s. Mine are as deadly as any bomb.
Chemical warfare is banned you criminal you!
Mike
Hezbollah bunkers full of UN spotters and ayrabs.
It LOOKS like it’s made out of a music stand.
Here... pull my finger
The SDB is not cheap, Israel paid about $77,000 for each one. It was believed that Israel wanted this weapon not just for its precision, and low explosive (17 kg/38 pounds) power, but also its ability to penetrate 2.4 meters (8 feet) of concrete.Naw, how farfetched. ;')
Mosques make me sick, but they never give me gas.
may have to try that sometime....
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