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Test of Massive Air Force Bomb Set for Tuesday at Eglin AFB (Florida)
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Posted on 03/10/2003 7:08:26 PM PST by Semper911
Mar 10, 2003
Test of 'massive' Air Force Bomb Set for Tuesday at Eglin
The Associated Press
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AP) - A conventional bomb so big that it's first name is "massive" is set to be tested for the first time at this Florida Panhandle base Tuesday.
Air Force officials Monday warned residents of communities surrounding the western half Eglin's 724-square-mile military reservation to be prepared to hear an explosion that sounds like thunder or a slamming door between noon and 5 p.m. CST although the blast will be miles away.
The loudness of the 21,000-pound "massive ordnance air burst," or MOAB, will vary depending on wind currents and some people may not hear it at all, Eglin officials said in a brief news release.
They added that the test will be conducted only under weather conditions best for minimizing the sound and inside a buffer zone to keep a shock wave and debris from the explosion inside Eglin's boundaries. The backup date for the test is Thursday during the same time frame.
MOAB is similar to but 40 percent heavier than the 15,000-pound BLU-82, billed as the world's most powerful non-nuclear bomb and known to send up a mushroom cloud similar to a nuclear weapon.
The BLU-82, nicknamed "daisy cutter," was developed during the Vietnam War to create jungle clearings for use as helicopter landing areas. It was most recently dropped in Afghanistan on caves where al-Qaida leaders were suspected of hiding.
In the Persian Gulf War, it was used to clear minefields. MOAB is expected to be ready for use this year if the test is successful.
Areas where civilians may be able to hear the blast are Mary Esther, Navarre, Holly, Holt and western Crestview.
TOPICS: Breaking News; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: florida; moabbomb; newsscoop; scoop
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To: Semper911
I'll buy an e-beer* for the first person who posts a verifiable photo or video of this thing in action. Enquiring minds want to know!
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posted on
03/11/2003 1:51:26 PM PST
by
gridlock
(*e-beer consists of me popping a cold one in your honor. No actual beer expressed or implied.)
To: finnman69
I just want to see the video!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,80797,00.html I don't see the video on that page. Am I missing it, or did they take it down?
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posted on
03/11/2003 1:56:51 PM PST
by
Semper911
(For some people, bread and circus are not enough. Hence, FreeRepublic.com)
To: gridlock
I'll buy an e-beer*I'll chip in on that offer. LOL
(Actually, according to your definition of an e-beer, I just bought you one.)
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posted on
03/11/2003 2:00:07 PM PST
by
Semper911
(For some people, bread and circus are not enough. Hence, FreeRepublic.com)
To: Semper911
:-) But yes, how do you
really feel?? :-)
The 'story' I am referring to is AF_Blue being an earwitness, and breaking the news after it had occured, much more rapidly than any news outlet I now of. Certainly you agree!!?
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posted on
03/11/2003 2:01:52 PM PST
by
AmericanInTokyo
(Easy to UNDERRATE N.Korea: Idiotic leader, starving people. BUT DON'T! They could attack in a flash.)
To: gridlock; AF_Blue; Joe Hadenuf; AmericanInTokyo; Pagey; finnman69; shadowman99; Sparky760; ...
HEADS UP! CNN says they will have the video in a few minutes!
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posted on
03/11/2003 2:06:25 PM PST
by
Semper911
(For some people, bread and circus are not enough. Hence, FreeRepublic.com)
To: Semper911
I hope the French are watching...
To: AmericanInTokyo
The 'story' I am referring to is AF_Blue being an earwitness, and breaking the news after it had occured, much more rapidly than any news outlet I now of. Certainly you agree!!?Of course, I was just noting that we were on this story before the networks even thought about it.
Video being released by DOD and coming across the networks soon. Can't wait.
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posted on
03/11/2003 2:10:41 PM PST
by
Semper911
(For some people, bread and circus are not enough. Hence, FreeRepublic.com)
To: finnman69
the FrenchLOL. As someone on this thread said:
White flags and brown shorts.
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posted on
03/11/2003 2:12:13 PM PST
by
Semper911
(For some people, bread and circus are not enough. Hence, FreeRepublic.com)
To: Semper911
Can anybody do quality screen grabs? I'm cubically challenged right now.
To: shadowman99; hole_n_one
Can anybody do quality screen grabs?Hole_n_one, you have your magic video capture machine up and running?
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posted on
03/11/2003 2:14:34 PM PST
by
Semper911
(For some people, bread and circus are not enough. Hence, FreeRepublic.com)
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To: Semper911; finnman69
I meant it to be this way:
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posted on
03/11/2003 2:26:23 PM PST
by
RobFromGa
(All Real Americans Support our Troops 100%)
To: Semper911
I'm also standing by to make vidcaps!
To: mikenola
standing byExcellent. That will make this thread complete. Next we need embedded sound files.
Did I mention I want audio ?
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posted on
03/11/2003 2:31:30 PM PST
by
Semper911
(For some people, bread and circus are not enough. Hence, FreeRepublic.com)
To: RobFromGa
Nice pics. I really don't want to nuke Paris, I just want the French to pour themselves a big tall glass of shutthehellup.
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posted on
03/11/2003 2:34:20 PM PST
by
Semper911
(For some people, bread and circus are not enough. Hence, FreeRepublic.com)
To: Semper911
I don't want to nuke Paris either but the Islamic Jihadists will if they get the chance.
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posted on
03/11/2003 2:38:10 PM PST
by
RobFromGa
(All Real Americans Support our Troops 100%)
To: Sam Cree
Check it out!! AF_Blue heard it first! Post 184.
I've been following this thread since 9:30pm central last night!
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posted on
03/11/2003 2:38:24 PM PST
by
2Jedismom
(You just never know.)
To: Semper911
No audio from here unfortunately, just stills. But I would look for DoD to eventually have some MPEG videos up on their site.
To: 2Jedismom; AF_Blue; Semper911
"Scoop" and "New Scoop" added to Keywords in honor of AF_Blue
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posted on
03/11/2003 2:46:54 PM PST
by
RobFromGa
(All Real Americans Support our Troops 100%)
To: RobFromGa
New=News
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posted on
03/11/2003 2:47:24 PM PST
by
RobFromGa
(All Real Americans Support our Troops 100%)
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