New missile deployed

[mgrist]

Or ways to kill a whole lot of people without the PC police looking to get somethink for free.

[mgrist]

..You think it''ll look good with my purple underwear...?

What gun?

[CactusCurt]

I thought I got drunk and fell into the Bilge there for a minute.

[Truckman]

I thought I got drunk and fell into the Bilge there for a minute.

Ah, the good old days...It's good to have a chick participating among you old dustbunny ranchers again......Ben

[Dave Grubb]

I was talking to my SIL after dinner Sunday and he knew all about this bomb---he did not say if he ever dropped any but they have been in use for some time. He then told me about another bomb that has not had much publicity. It also was developed to minimize collateral damage. It has no explosives in it---only concrete! He said they dropped a lot of them in Afghanistan. They don't leave much standing. Apparently, if the bomb doesn't get you, the building will when it falls down.

[Truckman]

Concrete bomb...An old idea with a new guided twist......Ben

[Dave Grubb]

I think he said they can get up to 3000 fps velocity!

[Truckman]

I think he said they can get up to 3000 fps velocity!

Add a depleted uranium rod from a nuclear powerplant to the core plus a guidance system, drop from 45,000 feet and you'll have some very unhappy bunker dwellers......Ben

[wacojoe]

At 3000fps, which is about 2000mph, I think you are talking missiles rather than bombs and would pack a hell of a lot of kinetic energy into whatever it hit.

[Truckman]

At 3000fps, which is about 2000mph, I think you are talking missiles rather than bombs and would pack a hell of a lot of kinetic energy into whatever it hit.

That's 2045.455 mph, or just under Mach 3...To compare my 230 gr. .45FMJ leaves the muzzle at 850 fps or 579.545, mph, or subsonic......Ben

[mgrist]

Add a depleted uranium rod from a nuclear powerplant to the core plus a guidance system, drop from 45,000 feet and you'll have some very unhappy bunker dwellers......Ben

What does the

depleted uranium rod

do? weight? big boom????

[wacojoe]

Very dense material...used as tank armor for that reason.

[Dave Grubb]

Since he was a B-52 jockey 45,000 feet was well within their ceiling.

The max altitude is 50,000. He told me, that as a pilot instructor he would take students up to that altitude so they would know what to expect. The controls become progressively funky.

[Truckman]

What does the [depleted uranium] do? weight? big boom????

A fairly good explanation here, Mike...Think of it as chewing gum left on the bedpost overnight...It tends to lose its flavor, but still has its sticky properties......Ben

[mgrist]

Thanks Ben!