US drops largest non-nuclear bomb (MOAB) in Afghanistan

[Guest No2bonus]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/04/13/politics/afghanistan-isis-moab-bomb/index.html

Was the MOAB created to be dropped on an ex wife when she divorces you, takes your kids and favorite dog, then she takes half of your retirement? 

When the AF first revealed and tested the MOAB at Eglin, North Korea was acting up. The irony...

Edited April 13, 2017 by No2bonus

[Guest]

  On 4/13/2017 at 5:07 PM, No2bonus said:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/04/13/politics/afghanistan-isis-moab-bomb/index.html
Was the MOAB created to be dropped on an ex wife when she divorces you, takes your kids and favorite dog, then she takes half of your retirement? 

No, but you might find a solution on the dark web. Or men-seeking-men on Craigslist for "wet work."


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[189Herk]

I hope they let a slick Herk guard unit on a 60 day deployment drop it...

[LookieRookie]

Articles saying it's an MC-130

[Warrior]

  On 4/13/2017 at 6:01 PM, 189Herk said:

I hope they let a slick Herk guard unit on a 60 day deployment drop it...

Why?

[189Herk]

  On 4/13/2017 at 6:55 PM, Warrior said:

Why?

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 Because it would be a cool story for some Guard bubbas??

[Prosuper]

I guess we now know for sure what the Mattis doctrine is. "I’m going to plead with you, do not cross us. Because if you do, the survivors will write about what we do here for 10,000 years," James Mattis

Edited April 13, 2017 by Prosuper
grammar

[Guardian]

Don't we have a bigger non nuke bomb?


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[waveshaper]

  On 4/13/2017 at 8:49 PM, Guardian said:

Don't we have a bigger non nuke bomb?


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- MOAB/GBU-43 (Blast Warhead); Total Weight - 22,600lbs; NEW -18,700lbs;

- MOP/GBU-57 (Hard Target/Earth Penetrator Warhead); Total Weight - 30,000 lbs; NEW - 5,300lbs;

- T-12 Earth Penetrator Bomb (Status/USAF inventory; 1 dud buried deep on EAFB Range 52 and a couple in museums); Total Weight - 44,000lbs; NEW; ?.

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[Jenkspaz]

  On 4/13/2017 at 9:20 PM, No2bonus said:

Someone tell Fox News we are not dropping a MOAB over N. Korea. It is a dumb/unguided bomb. Any MC-130/C-130J crew tasked with that mission has a death wish. 

Any bros out there receive any photos of what was written on the side of the MOAB before employment? Or are we being PC about that stuff too now? Have to respect the sensitivity levels of ISIS, Taliban, and the Haqqani Network.

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Not dumb.  Not unguided.

[ClearedHot]

  On 4/13/2017 at 9:20 PM, No2bonus said:

Someone tell Fox News we are not dropping a MOAB over N. Korea. It is a dumb/unguided bomb. Any MC-130/C-130J crew tasked with that mission has a death wish. 

Any bros out there receive any photos of what was written on the side of the MOAB before employment? Or are we being PC about that stuff too now? Have to respect the sensitivity levels of ISIS, Taliban, and the Haqqani Network.

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It would seem Foxnews knows more about the GBU-43/B than you do.

[waveshaper]

  On 4/14/2017 at 12:13 PM, No2bonus said:

3. The point is you're still not dropping a GPS guided MOAB over N. Korea out the back of a Herk with all the AAA and SAMs going off in the early days of a war. 

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That's why we have things like the GBU-57A/B (MOP) and B-2 Bombers.

[Torch09]

Dumb/unguided...is this a ROTC argument?  There's a cool-sounding acronym for that:  MBW, Modifiable Ballistic Weapon.  

[DazedandCynical]

  On 4/14/2017 at 12:13 PM, No2bonus said:

1. Fox said the munition was a dumb bomb in their initial reports. So your assertion is actually wrong.

2. Jenkspaz is right that its GPS guided, hence he corrected my post that the munition is not dumb or unguided. You must of totally skipped his post.

3. The point is you're still not dropping a GPS guided MOAB over N. Korea out the back of a Herk with all the AAA and SAMs going off in the early days of a war. 

4. I shouldn't have to explain this to you with the IADs they have setup in the north. I guess you actually need to have been on the ROK to know how they have their defenses setup or read the assessment for Korea.

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Nobody needs to read the assessment for Korea in order to tell that you don't know that MOAB is a guided weapon. 

[BashiChuni]

  On 4/14/2017 at 12:13 PM, No2bonus said:

1. Fox said the munition was a dumb bomb in their initial reports. So your assertion is actually wrong.

2. Jenkspaz is right that its GPS guided, hence he corrected my post that the munition is not dumb or unguided. You must of totally skipped his post.

3. The point is you're still not dropping a GPS guided MOAB over N. Korea out the back of a Herk with all the AAA and SAMs going off in the early days of a war. 

4. I shouldn't have to explain this to you with the IADs they have setup in the north. I guess you actually need to have been on the ROK to know how they have their defenses setup or read the assessment for Korea.

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hey  man take this however you want IDGAF, but in most of your posts you come across as a huge ass hole

[Fuzz]

  On 4/14/2017 at 12:13 PM, No2bonus said:

1. Fox said the munition was a dumb bomb in their initial reports. So your assertion is actually wrong.

2. Jenkspaz is right that its GPS guided, hence he corrected my post that the munition is not dumb or unguided. You must of totally skipped his post.

3. The point is you're still not dropping a GPS guided MOAB over N. Korea out the back of a Herk with all the AAA and SAMs going off in the early days of a war. 

4. I shouldn't have to explain this to you with the IADs they have setup in the north. I guess you actually need to have been on the ROK to know how they have their defenses setup or read the assessment for Korea.

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What do you fly again?

[HU&W]

  On 4/14/2017 at 12:13 PM, No2bonus said:

1. Fox said the munition was a dumb bomb in their initial reports. So your assertion is actually wrong.

2. Jenkspaz is right that its GPS guided, hence he corrected my post that the munition is not dumb or unguided. You must of totally skipped his post.

3. The point is you're still not dropping a GPS guided MOAB over N. Korea out the back of a Herk with all the AAA and SAMs going off in the early days of a war. 

4. I shouldn't have to explain this to you with the IADs they have setup in the north. I guess you actually need to have been on the ROK to know how they have their defenses setup or read the assessment for Korea.

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I haven't heard this much quibbling since week 2 of UPT, and that guy ended up becoming a personnelist.

[dream big]

  On 4/14/2017 at 12:13 PM, No2bonus said:

1. Fox said the munition was a dumb bomb in their initial reports. So your assertion is actually wrong.

2. Jenkspaz is right that its GPS guided, hence he corrected my post that the munition is not dumb or unguided. You must of totally skipped his post.

3. The point is you're still not dropping a GPS guided MOAB over N. Korea out the back of a Herk with all the AAA and SAMs going off in the early days of a war. 

4. I shouldn't have to explain this to you with the IADs they have setup in the north. I guess you actually need to have been on the ROK to know how they have their defenses setup or read the assessment for Korea.

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You're not good at making friends are you? As others have asked you with other threads: go with quals:

[BFM this]

  On 4/14/2017 at 12:13 PM, No2bonus said:

1. Fox said the munition was a dumb bomb in their initial reports. So your assertion is actually wrong.

2. Jenkspaz is right that its GPS guided, hence he corrected my post that the munition is not dumb or unguided. You must of totally skipped his post.

3. The point is you're still not dropping a GPS guided MOAB over N. Korea out the back of a Herk with all the AAA and SAMs going off in the early days of a war. 

4. I shouldn't have to explain this to you with the IADs they have setup in the north. I guess you actually need to have been on the ROK to know how they have their defenses setup or read the assessment for Korea.

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AFPAK Hands could sure use someone of your caliber.

[MechGov]

  On 4/15/2017 at 4:53 PM, HU&W said:

I haven't heard this much quibbling since week 2 of UPT, and that guy ended up becoming a personnelist.

I hear Chang did alright for himself. I mean he did make General after all!


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[tac airlifter]

Well I've maxed out my downvotes on the same guys, two days in a row.  That's a new one.  I have noticed he up votes his own posts which is a classy move.  At least he's not taking the bonus, so you have that going for you AF.....

[boxster02]

IADS: A pilot's worst nightmare.

[Torch09]

  On 4/24/2017 at 7:46 AM, boxster02 said:

IADS: A pilot's worst nightmare.

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I thought it was a call from an unknown number 6wks after RTB from Red Flag, something about you're gonna be a father.  

[BFM this]

Here I thought it was an AFPAK Hands RIP.