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- BLU-82 - Wikipedia
The BLU-82B C-130 weapon system, known under program "Commando Vault" and nicknamed "Daisy Cutter" in Vietnam for its ability to flatten a section of forest into a helicopter landing zone, was an American 15,000-pound (6,800 kg) conventional bomb, delivered from either a C-130 or MC-130 transport aircraft or a CH-54 Tarhe heavy-lift helicopter
- The ‘Daisy Cutter’: A Jungle-Evaporating Bomb That Explodes like a Nuke
On March 23, 1970, a United States Air Force C-130 was dispatched over the jungles of Laos carrying an unusual payload Securely fastened to a pallet inside the aircraft’s cargo compartment was an enormous, 15,000-pound bomb
- U. S. Drops Biggest Non-Nuclear Bomb Ever Used In Combat
The U S has used the bomb's predecessor, a smaller but still massive weapon known as the "Daisy Cutter," in Afghanistan before The Pentagon says it dropped the MOAB in Nangarhar province
- What Is the Mother of All Bombs That the U. S. Just Dropped on . . .
Use of the BLU-82—aka the "Daisy Cutter"—was phased out in subsequent years “This is a tough munition to use,” says A J Clark, a former military intelligence analyst and president of
- Bomb Live Unit (BLU-82 B) - National Museum of the USAF
As the supply of M121 bombs dwindled, the USAF developed the Bomb Live Unit-82 B (BLU-82 B) as a replacement Weighing a total of 15,000 pounds, the BLU-82 B was essentially a large thin-walled tank (1 4-inch steel plate) filled with a 12,600-pound explosive "slurry" mixture
- BLU-82 B Daisy Cutter - GlobalSecurity. org
"Daisy Cutter" The BLU-82 B (Bomb Live Unit-82) was a 15,000 pound bomb originally designed to clear helicopter landing zones in Vietnam The warhead contained 12,600 pounds of GSX (Gelled
- BBC NEWS | Americas | Fact files: Daisy Cutter bombs
In the Gulf War, US aircraft dropped leaflets on Iraqi troops depicting a huge bomb, with the slogan "Flee and Live, or Stay and Die!" The type depicted in the leaflets, and also used in
- BLU-82 Daisy Cutter - tonyrogers. com
BLU-82 "Daisy Cutter" During the Vietnam War, the USAF used 10,000-lb M121 bombs left over from World War II, to blast Helicopter Landing Zones (HLZ) in the dense undergrowth As the supply of M121 bombs dwindled, the USAF developed the Bomb Live Unit-82 B (BLU-82 B) as a replacement
- What is a military daisy cutter?
A military daisy cutter, also known as the BLU 82 or Big Blue 82, is a term used by civilians to describe the world’s largest conventional bomb This bomb was initially developed and used during the Vietnam War to clear landing zones for helicopters
- BLU-82B Commando Vault (Daisy Cutter) - Skytamer. com
BLU-82B Commando Vault (Daisy Cutter) Bomb at the Aviation Nation 2007 Airshow, Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada Originally designed to create an instant clearing in the jungles of Vietnam, it was test-dropped there from a CH-54 Tarhe "Flying crane" helicopter
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