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Meet The Rival To The ‘mother Of All Bombs’ by ogechooky: 9:16pm On Apr 15, 2017 |
The so-called “Mother of All Bombs,” may be the biggest conventional weapon in the U.S. arsenal, but it’s not the biggest non-nuclear bomb in the world. That title goes to Russia’s “Father of All Bombs,” which is reportedly four times heavier than the 10,300-kilogram Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), the official name of the U.S. GBU-43/B. FOAB is also quite a different kind of bomb. While the MOAB is conventional, the FOAB is thermobaric, meaning it uses oxygen in the atmosphere to increase the damaging effects. According to Business Insider, the FOAB explodes in midair with a “fuel-air mixture” that, according to the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, creates an intense “pressure wave” as well as a vacuum that “ruptures the lungs.” Even if the fuel does not ignite, it’s highly toxic and likely deadly to anyone coming into contact with it, the DIA wrote. The blast radius of the FOAB is around 300 meters, with an explosion equivalent to 44 tons of TNT, Reuters reported. On Thursday, the U.S. military used its MOAB for the first time on the battlefield, dropping it on tunnels in Afghanistan that were reportedly used by Islamic State terrorists. |
Re: Meet The Rival To The ‘mother Of All Bombs’ by NevetsIbot(m): 10:48pm On Apr 15, 2017 |
pictures? Buh that MOAB bad gan o |
Re: Meet The Rival To The ‘mother Of All Bombs’ by zachanalysis: 11:05pm On Apr 15, 2017 |
My friend if you don't have anything meaningful to write just go and take a nap. There is nothing like foab pls. 1 Like |
Re: Meet The Rival To The ‘mother Of All Bombs’ by ogechooky: 11:17pm On Apr 15, 2017 |
zachanalysis:Ignorance is a disease Cultivate the habit of making research before you come and talk spoil 1 Like |
Re: Meet The Rival To The ‘mother Of All Bombs’ by ogechooky: 11:21pm On Apr 15, 2017 |
Re: Meet The Rival To The ‘mother Of All Bombs’ by ogechooky: 11:29pm On Apr 15, 2017 |
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Re: Meet The Rival To The ‘mother Of All Bombs’ by zachanalysis: 11:48pm On Apr 15, 2017 |
ogechooky:hey take it easy bro. Just messing around. Of course I know foab exist, just wants to mess around with the op. We know the Russians like playing catch up with the US. So if moab has been developed since 2003 do u expect the Russians to be sleep-talking between then and now? I'm just too scared of where this might lead to. |
Re: Meet The Rival To The ‘mother Of All Bombs’ by ogechooky: 11:52pm On Apr 15, 2017 |
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Re: Meet The Rival To The ‘mother Of All Bombs’ by Onopa(m): 6:28am On Apr 16, 2017 |
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