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U.S. Uses Huge Bomb Against Taliban Forces
Associated Press ^
| November 5, 2001
| staff
Posted on 11/05/2001 5:47:46 PM PST by Lady In Blue
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To: It'salmosttolate; Lady In Blue
I hope the unauthorised photos of the grafitti scrawled on the side of BLU-82 makes it here.
LET'S ROLLDelta 21
To: Andy from Beaverton
Would a few gallons of pig fat add anything to the explosive effect?;)
To: anniegetyourgun
Put it on an ICBM. Don't get rid of the MX, just put Daisy Cutters on them.
To: Senator Pardek; Sabertooth
With its use of the 15,000-pound "daisy cutter" bomb in Afghanistan, the United States has unleashed one of its most powerful weapons - billed as the world's largest conventional bomb. Yes!
To: Victoria Delsoul; Senator Pardek
Is this the bomb that sends the Taliban back to the Black Void of the Second Dimension?
To: Frank_2001
No, but it would add to the fun.
Nitrating the pig fat would give it some zip, though. You could stencil a catchy slogan on the side of the bomb that could say, "The nitroglycerine in this bomb was made from contented pigs."
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posted on
11/05/2001 8:01:31 PM PST
by
oyez
To: Victoria Delsoul
To: Victoria Delsoul; Sabertooth
OK - I get it now. I posted my one and only reflection on the situation
here.
To: Lady In Blue
$27,000 ??
Well... I'm willing to chip in $20 toward a FreeRepublic sponsered one. Anyone else?
To: Lady In Blue
600 yard blast radius is equivalent to the area of 212 football fields
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posted on
11/05/2001 8:10:01 PM PST
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Mentos
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To: Senator Pardek
At least next year, you'll be rid of Brosius.
Don't know how many times this post-season I saw him shake his head at called third strikes out over the plate.
To: Lady In Blue
A lot of bang for the buck and plenty of room for politically incorrect graffiti.
Sounds like a winner to me.
To: Senator Pardek
LOL, my animation isn't working.
http://classicrockr.freeyellow.com/Animations/unclesam1.gif
To: FreeReign
"... B-58 Buick Special..."Good-on-you, cobber, but I vote for the B-56 Buick Roadmaster, truly so big and heavy, that each time ya stop for gas, ya just scrape the Toyotas and Hondas out of the wheel-wells!....FRegards
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posted on
11/05/2001 8:22:33 PM PST
by
gonzo
To: Senator Pardek
Off subject, but I am still hoarse from last night's game! World Champion DIAMONDBACKS!
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posted on
11/05/2001 8:24:06 PM PST
by
onyx
To: Lady In Blue
The BLU-82 combines a watery mixture of ammonium nitrate and aluminum with air, then ignites the mist for a huge explosion that incinerates everything within up to 600 yards. The shock wave can be felt miles away. Looks like the reporter is confusing the BLU-82 with a fuel-air explosive.
The BLU-82 does contain a semi-liquid explosive, but it is *not* "mixed with air" and it does *not* involve "igniting a mist" like the fuel-air bomb does.
The explosive is simply detonated in the bomb casing like almost any other conventional bomb -- albeit a VERY LARGE one.
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11/05/2001 8:25:11 PM PST
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Dan Day
To: Victoria Delsoul
LOL, my animation isn't working. What a shame! ;)
To: Lady In Blue
They need to bring back the RAF's Grand Slam bomb
The 22,000lb Grand Slam 'Earthquake' bomb, could only be carried by the Avro Lancaster. No.617 Squadron was the only Lancaster squadron to carry the few of these weapons available before the end of the war. On 27th April 1945, 115 Lancasters attacked the U-boat shelters at Garge on the Weser River and, of the 12 Grand Slam bombs dropped, two penetrated the 23ft (7 metre) thick concrete roof as others weakened the foundations with their shockwaves and the whole area collapsed.
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