Is this MOAB also known as a “bunker buster” bomb ..??
I wondered about that when I saw it immediately turn nose downward .. ordinary bomb would often remain level .. but this one didn’t.
Curious.
MOAB is not a "bunker buster." It has a thin skin to save weight, in order to maximize explosive yield.
It has two probes that fit into receptacles in the nose. These contain pressure switches that are used to fire the charge before the main body of the weapon makes contact with the ground.
Its destructive power is in blast effect.
Of course, if it were to be targeted at something large and frangible, a great deal of shrapnel would undoubtedly issue forth at high velocity.