2007-06-02 22:50:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Also, are bombs still used as they were in WW2 when they were just dropped out of the bellies of planes, or is it only self-propelled missles now?
2007-06-02 22:50:53 · update #1
Terce got the 1st part of you question correct.
GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb or the BLU-82 . Both are so large that they can only be delivered by a cargo Aircraft such as the C-130.
The 2nd part of your question is the USA still uses "DUMB" or Iron bombs, with no guidance systems. They are still effective and cheap. You can still achieve some accuracy with these if the pilot/bombardier is well trained. Of course this does not compare with the accuracy you can get with a "Smart Bomb". A Smart bomb is merely a Dumb bomb fitted with a Guidance system and control fins.
2007-06-03 01:32:57 · answer #1 · answered by Wolf of the Black Moon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The current one is the GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), but another one is the BLU-82 (Big Blue 82, Commando Vault, Daisy Cutter); originally designed in the 60s; it is a 15,000 pound behemoth that was made to clear landing zones in Vietnam; used in Desert Storm to destroy underground bunkers and in Afghanistan mostly as an anti-personnel bomb and as an intimidation tool, because of it's large blast radius (900 feet).
2007-06-03 06:04:42 · answer #2 · answered by tercelclub 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go into the Navy and use Aegis, and nuclear war tools, than you will know for sure.
2007-06-03 19:11:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend JP's asss after a night in the clubhouse. It's deadly, yo!
2007-06-03 06:55:27 · answer #4 · answered by Dude in Doha 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it is the MOAB. The mother of all bombs, another genius creation of the USA that will help wipe out IRAN.
2007-06-03 05:53:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
Thermobaric explosives, also called fuel-air explosives.
2007-06-03 06:49:22 · answer #6 · answered by thelightedtorch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the neutron incapacitor only kills people by concussion and leaves structure intact,hows about two of them over teheran and qom.
2007-06-03 06:14:38 · answer #7 · answered by joseph m 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
all of them are destructive and GOD pless the country wich will be the target for one of them.
2007-06-03 05:56:20 · answer #8 · answered by elhelo_abdo 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Actually it's called the Internet! It's destoying us all! Help! [ROTFGL!]
2007-06-03 06:06:39 · answer #9 · answered by gmoney 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋