[Chad Fairbanks]

The MOAB has a satellite guidance system and a tail kit to steer it to within about 13 meters (14 yards) of its target.

What's the point of satellite guidance on these babies? I mean, you only have to be close heh heh heh ;0)

[ArrogantBustard]

What's the point of satellite guidance on these babies?

It allows them to drop the thing unretarded, from a higher altitude, with some stand off, and still hit closer to the defined target than the old "daisy cutter". And precision is almost always beneficial with projectile weapons.

[Normal4me]

This may be a dumb question but, how exactly does gps guidance work on this thing when is pushed out of the back of a plane? Is it not a 'freefall' type of weapon with no propulsion? Seems to me that it would all depend on where the plane dumps this thing out the door.

[Freeper]

The MOAB has a satellite guidance system and a tail kit to steer it to within about 13 meters (14 yards) of its target.

Even in HORSESHOES a MOAB is close enough!