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They must think someone important was in there. Those things aren't cheap ($14,600,000 ea. plus shipping charges).


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i bet that was heard and felt in pyongyang.

boom


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They must think someone important was in there. Those things aren't cheap ($14,600,000 ea. plus shipping charges).


Super important. Authorization for that strike went all the way to CENTCOM. You don't do that for giggles.


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Wonder is this was done so that Assad, Iran, and Lil Kim could see what may be in store for them.



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MEXICO!!

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Unless... the bastages are spreading in Afghanistan.





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Staff Sgt. Mark DeAlencar, 7th SFG was killed in this sector just a couple days ago. His brothers obviously found the cave/tunnel complex the BGs operated from


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Wonder is this was done so that Assad, Iran, and Lil Kim could see what may be in store for them.


That was certainly taken into consideration in using it. SecDef Mattis is a strategic thinker/scholar and knows who will be watching this and what their reaction will be.



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Glad they put GPS on these ones.

Some of the older 'daisy-cutters' that they broke out in 2001 were dropped in that same area, only problem was that the it took the USAF quite awhile to actually find where they impacted... i.e., not on the targets... Wink
 
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new...omb-combat-time.html

U.S. forces used a GPS-guided GBU-43 bomb, which is 30 feet long and weighs a staggering 21,600 pounds.

A crater left by the blast is believed to be more than 300 meters wide

A specialized MC-130 'Hercules' cargo aircraft released the weapon at 7:00 p.m. local time.
It was too big to drop from a traditional bomb-bay door or release from an aircraft wing, so 'we kicked it out the back door,' a U.S. official told Fox News.

The weapon's sheer power produces a blast that can be felt miles away., largely because of its construction.

Engineers used an unusually thin aluminum skin to encase MOAB's payload, in order to avoid a thicker steel frame interfering with the impact on a target.
 
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Hahahaha! Nice one.


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It was too big to drop from a traditional bomb-bay door or release from an aircraft wing, so 'we kicked it out the back door,' a U.S. official told Fox News.


American know how. Cool
 
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