Biggest non-nuke just dropped

[Forrest]

I heard that this baby was designed to defoliate the jungles of Vietnam. Is this correct?



Anyone got a link to a spec page? I guess they slide it out the back of a C140.

 

[Shovelhead]

Try this one:

www.military.com

 

[Forrest]

The link didn't work. Is there anything after the =2

 

[Shovelhead]

For some reason the whole link wouldn't post.

Try the shorter version, look for equipment guides, air munitions.

BLU-82, also know as "Big Blue", or Daisy Cutter"

Lottsa neat stuff with specs, costs, date entered service, etc.

 

[Forrest]

Thanks Shovelhead.



Now that works!



1000 psi for a 260' circle! Got to make your ears ring. Too bad we don't carpet bomb with these.

 

[Shovelhead]

Big Blue

It's designed to explode 3 feet off the ground and will incinerate everything within 600 yds.



Leave it to American technology to build a better mousetrap (rat trap?)





Now THAT's the easy way to start a campfire

 

[hammersley]

Check out this site - pretty good data... . explains a lot of stuff to folks who haven't experienced "Rolling Thunder!"



http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/dumb/bombs.htm

 

[Forrest]

#3





So they dropped a 3rd one of these babies. They must scramble the brains of the Taliban & make them all



I don't know if it's me, but after they dropped the 2, things proceeded a lot faster. Anyone else sense that?