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At least one source is saying the MOAB would not be effective against cave complexes.

Posted by mara Apr 13 '17, 13:06

"The U.S. military has targeted similar complexes and dropped tens of thousands of bombs in Afghanistan, raising the question of why a bomb of this size was needed Thursday. It was unclear what the GBU-43 strike accomplished, as the bomb is not designed to penetrate hardened targets such a bunkers or cave complexes. A spokesman for U.S. forces in Afghanistan did not respond to a query regarding the bomb's effects on its intended target, an Islamic State tunnel complex in Nangahar province."

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/04/what_is_moab_11-ton_mother_of.html (www.al.com)

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I just think the bomb was about to go stale, so they used it. -- nm - Spawn Apr 13, 13:11 1
- Fools! That's not a "use by" date, it's a "sell by" date! -- nm - mara Apr 13, 13:12
hey, it worked in Vietnam, what could go wrong? -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 13:08
Yeah, that test footage looked like it shocked outward, not down. A fuel-air bomb might be more effective against caves too. -- nm - Max Apr 13, 13:08 1
- I didn't realize that Max worked for Meg. I will be MUCH more respectful to him now. -- nm - ty97 Apr 13, 13:08

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At least one source is saying the MOAB would not be effective against cave complexes.

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