XCR1250 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 USAF takes delivery of the GBU-57A/B Penetrator - now there's nowhere to hide... USAF takes delivery of the GBU-57A/B Penetrator - now there's nowhere to hide www.gizmag.com The GBU-57A/B is a GPS-guided 30,000 lb bomb designed to take out hardened underground targets. It can penetrate 200 feet of hardened concrete before its 5,300 pound warhead explodes. An artist's impression of the GBU-57A/B Military technology has created some fearsome weapons, such as the 5,000 lb GBU-28 Deep Throat bunker buster, 15,000 lb BLU-82 Daisycutter, 15,650 lb Russian ATBIP (Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power), 22,000 lb Grand Slam earthquake bomb, and the 22,600 lbGBU-43 MOAB (Massive Ordnance Air Blast), but if you were hiding under 50 meters of hardened concrete, none of them were going to bother you. Not any more! The U.S. Air Force has just taken delivery of the first GBU-57A/B (Massive Ordnance Penetrator). It weighs 30,000 lb and will penetrate 200 ft of hardened concrete BEFORE it goes off. If you are reading this from an underground nuclear facility in Iran or North Korea , might we suggest some extended sick leave is (or soon will be) in order. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the Massive Ordnance Penetrator is that it is a relatively simple weapon. The GBU acronym at the front of the official designation for the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (GBU-57A/B or MOP) can be found at the front of the name of almost everything the United States Air Force drops from a plane these days. Not all that long ago, bombs were dropped in large numbers in the hope that at least some of them would hit their target. These days, almost every bomb and missile is delivered with pinpoint accuracy. GBU stands for Guided Bomb Unit, and it means that the 20 foot GBU-57 A/B missile is zeroed in on the target by a GPS navigation system guiding its four lattice-type fins. Not surprisingly, the bomb is intended for only one purpose - to destroy the type of hardened concrete bunkers which house central command facilities and weapons of mass destruction. It's hence not surprising that the program has been hurried into readiness with the growing concern that Iran has developed nuclear weaponry. It is designed to penetrate supposedly untouchable facilities in one piece. The warhead case of the MOP is made from a special high performance steel alloy designed to maintain the integrity of the penetrator case during impact so that the payload can then do its job most effectively by exploding deep underground. The MOP is deployed from high altitude and allows gravity to add momentum to its 30,000 pound weight so that it hits with enormous kinetic energy. Put simply, the MOP hits exactly where it is intended to hit with enough energy to bury itself 200+ feet into hardened concrete, then it explodes its 5,300 pound warhead. The MOP is designed to be carried aboard B-2 and B-52 bombers so there's nowhere that is out of reach. The B-52 has a combat range of nearly 9000 miles , but aerial refueling means it effectively has an unlimited range. During Operation Desert Strike on September 2/3, 1996, two B-52s flew out of Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana and disrupted communications in Baghdad with AGM- 86C cruise missiles. By the time the mission was over, 34 hours had expired. Hence it would be fair to say that the B-52 is only limited in its range by the endurance of the four-person air crew The most likely aircraft to deliver the MOP however, is the B-2 Spirit which like the B-52, can carry two MOPs - which means they will not likely see it coming. The largely composite B-2 has vastly reduced infrared, acoustic, electromagnetic, visual and radar signatures, extraordinary aerodynamic efficiency, a long range ( 6000 miles ) without refueling and a massive payload. It is hence a potent delivery system for the likes of the MOP, as it is very difficult for defensive systems to detect, track and engage. With aerial refueling, there is now nowhere to hide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Bhen's gonna have a shit conniption.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 7 minutes ago, hayward said: Bhen's gonna have a shit conniption.... I'm not the one getting hard over the thought of bombing people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 15 minutes ago, f7ben said: I'm not the one getting hard over the thought of bombing people When those people wish you dead, you should. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 19 minutes ago, f7ben said: I'm not the one getting hard over the thought of bombing people Look at the bright side Ben, when you are dropping a bomb that is designed to bore through 200 feet of hardened concrete bunker you will not be bombing a bunch of innocent by standers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostynuts Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Where did they do the actual tests with this monster ? Or is this just more USA propaganda ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 43 minutes ago, DriftBusta said: When those people wish you dead, you should. I wish your generation dead.....worldwide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 40 minutes ago, f7ben said: I wish your generation dead.....worldwide You're so edgy. Based on your lack of motor skills, odds are I'll out live you, flappy lips. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Just in time to create another regional, humanitarian disaster like Iraq. Decapitate another government for the hydra effect. It never ceases to amaze how self proclaimed Christians get so excited about artifacts of war and killing people. Is this bomb one of the new Jesus signature series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 33 minutes ago, ActionfigureJoe said: Just in time to create another regional, humanitarian disaster like Iraq. Decapitate another government for the hydra effect. It never ceases to amaze how self proclaimed Christians get so excited about artifacts of war and killing people. Is this bomb one of the new Jesus signature series? Your butthurt is like a fine wine...... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 3 minutes ago, Snake said: Your butthurt is like a fine wine...... You need help on your wine selections. Him and those like him have nothing but swill barrels running over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 1 hour ago, Frostynuts said: Where did they do the actual tests with this monster ? Or is this just more USA propaganda ? They use various places but obvious desert locations and even old mine locals work well. From what I've read, it's actually fairly easy to determine the depth these can reach. These fucking things are EXCELLENT! They use massive depleted uranium and have CPU times detonators so the deteonate at a certain point underground. Some of the real fancy ones use a sensor that can tell when it hits "activity" at detonates there. When that DU hits those tunnels it blows like the wind for miles and a few breaths of that shit and well, life gets real interesting...for a bit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 45 minutes ago, ActionfigureJoe said: Just in time to create another regional, humanitarian disaster like Iraq. Decapitate another government for the hydra effect. It never ceases to amaze how self proclaimed Christians get so excited about artifacts of war and killing people. Is this bomb one of the new Jesus signature series? Who's excited? I find it comforting that we have both the deterrence to make mad men like Kim think twice, and the capability to destroy him should he make the mistake of firing on us or an ally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02sled Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Things like that are a major deterrent. To anyone with any sense the potential of such a deterrent would be enough to have anyone with any common sense wake up and stand down. Rocket Man is insane and doesn't have any common sense though. Given that he doesn't have any allies it's a pretty safe bet it would be a quick end. Even China isn't supporting him on his current stance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 6 minutes ago, DriftBusta said: Who's excited? I find it comforting that we have both the deterrence to make mad men like Kim think twice, and the capability to destroy him should he make the mistake of firing on us or an ally. Strength = Sadness for liberals Ultimate Strength = Ulitmate sadness. Ahhh...people hate what they can never have. I'm surprised they haven't sold themselves a little "strength" slogan like "Intellectually elite". Easier to fake intellect though. They do try...we are all "scared and live in fear". Liberal projections! They're fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 4 minutes ago, Zambroski said: Strength = Sadness for liberals Ultimate Strength = Ulitmate sadness. Ahhh...people hate what they can never have. I'm surprised they haven't sold themselves a little "strength" slogan like "Intellectually elite". Easier to fake intellect though. They do try...we are all "scared and live in fear". Liberal projections! They're fun! Idiots like Ben still cling to this notion that "we" are why Muslims hate us, or if we just left Kim alone, he would behave himself. Its like they skipped half their history classes. Thankfully, intelligent men with hairy ballsacks are in charge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 5 minutes ago, DriftBusta said: Idiots like Ben still cling to this notion that "we" are why Muslims hate us, or if we just left Kim alone, he would behave himself. Its like they skipped half their history classes. Thankfully, intelligent men with hairy ballsacks are in charge. Indeed. I read a really good article the other day about how what we've done to ISIS compared to what Omaba DIDN'T do in just the few months Trump handed power over to the people that know how to win. It was actually embarrassing. How much extra life and limb was lost under that god damn community activist pussy is just shameful. Bullet meet idiot head. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 bore through 200 feet of hardened concrete . that is insane .fuck it can take a hour with a 12 inch diamond bit and a drill mounted to a solid basement wall to get a foot or longer when you hit bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Rocket man. They even talk like trump now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 2 minutes ago, ActionfigureJoe said: Rocket man. They even talk like trump now. "They.." I'm putting that in your little case file. You know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 5 minutes ago, Zambroski said: Indeed. I read a really good article the other day about how what we've done to ISIS compared to what Omaba DIDN'T do in just the few months Trump handed power over to the people that know how to win. It was actually embarrassing. How much extra life and limb was lost under that god damn community activist pussy is just shameful. Bullet meet idiot head. I live in CT, where the US Coast Guard Academy is, and its a long held tradition that the POTUS comes and speaks to the graduating cadets. I will never forget the news coverage of that fucking moron Obama up there lecturing the cadets the the biggest danger that they will face was going to be "global warming". The local news channel captured the expressions on many of their faces, as if they were thinking, "what the fuck did he just say, are you kidding me?!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02sled Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 12 minutes ago, DriftBusta said: Idiots like Ben still cling to this notion that "we" are why Muslims hate us, or if we just left Kim alone, he would behave himself. Its like they skipped half their history classes. Thankfully, intelligent men with hairy ballsacks are in charge. Kim and North Korea has been left alone in essential isolation since 1953. North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950 as the aggressor. Since then there has been a no man zone between the two countries and most of the world has had nothing to do with them. The idiot has been building his arsenal because he is an idiot. The very few potential allies he may have had have turned their back on the mad man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 2 hours ago, 02sled said: Kim and North Korea has been left alone in essential isolation since 1953. North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950 as the aggressor. Since then there has been a no man zone between the two countries and most of the world has had nothing to do with them. The idiot has been building his arsenal because he is an idiot. The very few potential allies he may have had have turned their back on the mad man. China won’t turn their back on NK. Ain’t happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted December 31, 2017 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 31, 2017 2 hours ago, DriftBusta said: I live in CT, where the US Coast Guard Academy is, and its a long held tradition that the POTUS comes and speaks to the graduating cadets. I will never forget the news coverage of that fucking moron Obama up there lecturing the cadets the the biggest danger that they will face was going to be "global warming". The local news channel captured the expressions on many of their faces, as if they were thinking, "what the fuck did he just say, are you kidding me?!" Those poor cadets must have been shiting their pants thinking they may have to break out the shorts 1 or 2 days ealier each yr. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 2 minutes ago, ActionfigureJoe said: China won’t turn their back on NK. Ain’t happening. lol yeah when push comes to shove they are going to stand with NK as apposed to the rest of the world that they sell shit to and receive raw goods from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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