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To: davikkm

On a historical note: This massive bomb is the same weight as the British designed and built ‘Grand Slam’ bomb of WW2 that was used against the German submarine pens — 22,000 pounds.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_(bomb)

Also, whereas the MOAB is dropped from a C-130 transport, modified Lancaster bombers carried and dropped the Grand Slam.


7 posted on 04/14/2017 5:41:31 AM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: GreyFriar

I believe the grand slam was a penetrator and this one isn’t.


56 posted on 04/14/2017 7:21:03 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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