The Mother of All Bombs: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

heavy.com ^ | 4/13/17 | Paul Farrell

[ColdOne]

The most powerful non-nuclear bomb in the U.S. Military’s arsenal has been dropped in Afghanistan. It’s known as the Mother of All Bombs or MOAB. The official name of the weapon is the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb. CNN reports that it was dropped in the Achin district of Nangarhar, close to the Pakistan boarder at around 7 p.m. local time on April 13. It’s the first time the weapon has been used in the battlefield. There are no immediate reports of how many people have been killed.

The Air Force Times reports that the specific target was an ISIS tunnel complex in the region. The top U.S. commander in the region, Gen. John W. Nicholson, said in a statement, “As ISIS-K’s losses have mounted, they are using IEDs, bunkers and tunnels to thicken their defense. This is the right munition to reduce these obstacles and maintain the momentum of our offensive against ISIS-K.” While “ever precaution” was taken to avoid civilian casualties.

Here’s what you need to know:

[ColdOne]

Wonder what the mullahs are thinking about today? What did kim do upon seeing this on the internet?

[rktman]

#1: You don’t want to be on the rcvng end!

[DoughtyOne]

Kim is probably checking with his nation’s postal service.

Do we get deliveries by U.S. airmail?

[Big Red Badger]

Trump sure is a Fast Lerner!

[pabianice]

No. It is too big to be dropped by any US bomber. The C-130 drops it out the back hatch.

[Right_in_Virginia]

More info here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9H50tHiHjs&feature=youtu.be

[DoughtyOne]

http://science.howstuffworks.com/moab1.htm

[SandRat]

Kim is probably checking with his shorts

[Right_in_Virginia]

What did kim do upon seeing this on the internet?

[DoughtyOne]

#1: You don’t want to be on the rcvng end!

Script: It will ruin your whole day.

[Main Street]

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[zek157]

It is carried by all our bombers.

[Robe]

From the article....
“McDonnell Douglas was awarded a $51.9 million contract to provide ‘Massive Penetrator Ordnance Integration’ on B-2 aircraft.

[ColdOne]

;)

[ColdOne]

LOL!

[R_Kangel]

Nice practice for taking out N Korea’s nuclear facilities LOL. Although the deployment system might be a little risky over North Korea.

[SandRat]

Combine that with 4 21,500 lb F,A.O.B.s to givr it an added FLAME and oh Brother.

[RitchieAprile]

did they drop the penetrator or the F/A blast variant?

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

Nork nuclear facilities will get the Rods from God treatment. The meltdown will look like a giant golden gopher burrowing into the earth and they won’t know what hit them or caused it, as the rods will melt.

[DoughtyOne]

MOAB explosion video and commentary “H” Channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9H50tHiHjs