Father of All Bombs
kenny olav
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Am I the only one who hasn't heard of this thing yet?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_of_all_bombs
Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power (ATBIP) (Russian: Авиационная вакуумная бомба повышенной мощности (АВБПМ)), nicknamed "Father of All Bombs" (FOAB) (Папа всех бомб), is a Russian-made air-delivered/land activated thermobaric weapon. In describing the bomb's destructive power, Russian deputy armed forces chief of staff Alexander Rukshin was quoted as saying, "all that is alive merely evaporates." The bomb is reportedly four times as powerful as the U.S. military's GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB, backronymed as the "Mother of All Bombs"). This would make it by far the most powerful conventional (non-nuclear) weapon in the world, although the legitimacy of the weapon's size and power has been called into question by some U.S defense analysts.
The bomb was successfully field-tested in the late evening of September 11, 2007. According to the Russian military, the new weapon will replace several smaller types of nuclear bombs in its arsenal.
The vacuum device yields the equivalent of 44 tons of TNT using 7.8 tons of a new type of high explosive developed with the use of nanotechnology. Because of this, the bomb has the same destructive power as a small tactical nuclear weapon. The bomb works by detonating in mid-air. Most damage is inflicted by a supersonic shockwave and extremely high temperatures, which incinerate everything nearby. Thermobaric weapons differ from conventional explosive weapons by using oxygen from the atmosphere, rather than carrying an oxidizing agent in their explosives. They produce more energy than normal weapons but are harder to control.
According to General Alexander Rushkin, the Russian deputy chief of staff, the new bomb is smaller than the MOAB but much deadlier because, due to nanotechnology, the temperature at the centre of the blast is twice as high. He says the bomb's capabilities are comparable to nuclear weapons, but unlike a nuclear weapon, use of the weapon does not damage or pollute the environment beyond the blast radius.
In comparison, the MOAB produces the equivalent of 11 tons of TNT from 8 tons of high explosive. The blast radius of the FOAB is 300 m, more than double that of the MOAB, and the temperature produced is twice as high.
Do I really have to live on a planet with this kind of shit on it? I refuse to accept that I'm genetically related to the beings that create this. Even if the thing is not all its cracked up to be, why are we going this route?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_of_all_bombs
Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power (ATBIP) (Russian: Авиационная вакуумная бомба повышенной мощности (АВБПМ)), nicknamed "Father of All Bombs" (FOAB) (Папа всех бомб), is a Russian-made air-delivered/land activated thermobaric weapon. In describing the bomb's destructive power, Russian deputy armed forces chief of staff Alexander Rukshin was quoted as saying, "all that is alive merely evaporates." The bomb is reportedly four times as powerful as the U.S. military's GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB, backronymed as the "Mother of All Bombs"). This would make it by far the most powerful conventional (non-nuclear) weapon in the world, although the legitimacy of the weapon's size and power has been called into question by some U.S defense analysts.
The bomb was successfully field-tested in the late evening of September 11, 2007. According to the Russian military, the new weapon will replace several smaller types of nuclear bombs in its arsenal.
The vacuum device yields the equivalent of 44 tons of TNT using 7.8 tons of a new type of high explosive developed with the use of nanotechnology. Because of this, the bomb has the same destructive power as a small tactical nuclear weapon. The bomb works by detonating in mid-air. Most damage is inflicted by a supersonic shockwave and extremely high temperatures, which incinerate everything nearby. Thermobaric weapons differ from conventional explosive weapons by using oxygen from the atmosphere, rather than carrying an oxidizing agent in their explosives. They produce more energy than normal weapons but are harder to control.
According to General Alexander Rushkin, the Russian deputy chief of staff, the new bomb is smaller than the MOAB but much deadlier because, due to nanotechnology, the temperature at the centre of the blast is twice as high. He says the bomb's capabilities are comparable to nuclear weapons, but unlike a nuclear weapon, use of the weapon does not damage or pollute the environment beyond the blast radius.
In comparison, the MOAB produces the equivalent of 11 tons of TNT from 8 tons of high explosive. The blast radius of the FOAB is 300 m, more than double that of the MOAB, and the temperature produced is twice as high.
Do I really have to live on a planet with this kind of shit on it? I refuse to accept that I'm genetically related to the beings that create this. Even if the thing is not all its cracked up to be, why are we going this route?
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The way it works is it blows up in the air and disperses a cloud of explosive material... pulverized aluminum, magnesium or gasoline. The cloud grows and is ignited which creates a massive explosion... like those bombs you used to make out of sacks of flour and gasoline as a kid, except, on a massive scale.
The U.S. changed its role by applying some modifications and used it against human targets in the mountains of Afghanistan. When these weapons are used in confined spaces, such as caves and bunkers. The cloud is allowed to penetrate and disperse within the cave before being ignited. The immense explosion consumes all of the air in an instant. No matter how deep you are, all the air is suddenly sucked out and your lung are literally sucked out of your body. Kills everything in it but leaves the cave in tact.
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http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... ns/fae.htm
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Some scary fucking shit we come up with. Then, make it available to anyone with the dollars to buy it. Makes the spectre of a pissed off brother of an innocent detainee at Guantanamo who was swept up by accident and held for 8 years, in a confined area... such as a subway during rush hour with a scaled down version of one of those... look real fucking scary, huh?
Hail, Hail!!!