Author Topic: Favorite Military Manuefacturing Company (Read 99229 times)

Meyer · « **Reply #180 on:** September 12, 2007, 03:35:35 PM »

isn't c-130 hercules a propeller plane? why not use b-52 or b-2?

Scarecrow63 · « **Reply #181 on:** September 12, 2007, 03:38:01 PM »

Im not sure, when they drop the MOAB though, they let a parachute drag it out of the back, maybe the b-52 and such arent designed to hold that big a bomb above the bomb doors, it was just easier to use the c-130 for now

Meyer · « **Reply #182 on:** September 12, 2007, 03:38:41 PM »

propably. but it is a quite slow plane isn't it?

Scarecrow63 · « **Reply #183 on:** September 12, 2007, 03:42:18 PM »

I just looked it up, they use the c-130 cause of its size and weight, it is 30ft long and 21000 pounds

Its not that slow, sure it is compared to a fighter, but its already used as a close support gunship

Raptor · « **Reply #184 on:** September 12, 2007, 10:16:14 PM »

C-130's rock.

Scarecrow63 · « **Reply #185 on:** September 12, 2007, 10:18:37 PM »

Flares? come on, this is why they rock

Meyer · « **Reply #186 on:** September 13, 2007, 12:43:04 AM »

Those flares are good to distract missiles but not AA-gun ammos. I would rather be in that russian bomber.

Slornie · « **Reply #187 on:** September 13, 2007, 07:18:26 AM »

And speaking of military hardware:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6990690.stm which is referring to http://www.dsei.co.uk/

Scarecrow63 · « **Reply #188 on:** September 14, 2007, 06:21:51 PM »

It be much more fun in an ac-130

GrndAdmrlPellaeon · « **Reply #189 on:** September 24, 2007, 10:55:39 PM »

It would. Nice pic by the way, I like the quote.

Scarecrow63 · « **Reply #190 on:** September 25, 2007, 07:47:16 PM »

Imagine if you were the one they were shooting at

Meyer · « **Reply #191 on:** September 26, 2007, 01:08:12 AM »

I hope I would a few Stingers with me.

Mandalore-the-Inquizitor · « **Reply #192 on:** September 26, 2007, 02:47:15 PM »

oh russia has mad A Foab father of all bombs stronger than the moab kind like a fuel air bomb and moab combined

Scarecrow63 · « **Reply #193 on:** September 26, 2007, 06:39:36 PM »

No, the Moab and Foab are two different types of bomb, Foab doesnt combine anything Moab

Mandalore-the-Inquizitor · « **Reply #194 on:** September 26, 2007, 06:50:07 PM »

its Just like a Op Moab And it acts like a fule air bomb and its lighter than the moab

Scarecrow63 · « **Reply #195 on:** September 26, 2007, 06:51:50 PM »

But the only thing the Foab has that the Moab does is the same name (sorta)

Mandalore-the-Inquizitor · « **Reply #196 on:** September 26, 2007, 06:53:45 PM »

id belive same typeof detinator

Scarecrow63 · « **Reply #197 on:** September 26, 2007, 06:58:02 PM »

Actually no, since they're two different types of bombs, they use two different detonator mechanisms

Meyer · « **Reply #198 on:** September 27, 2007, 01:08:53 AM »

but doesn't they both operate on same principle? I mean they're both thermobaric weapons. one of the main difference between them is that FOAB has a blast radius twice as large as MOAB.

Scarecrow63 · « **Reply #199 on:** September 27, 2007, 10:05:06 PM »

No, they're not both thermobaric
Thermobric is airburst

The MOAB is just like a normal bomb, it simply blows up when detonated, except it just is bigger and uses a more powerful explosive

The Foab is the thermobaric one, it bursts in the air, spreading fine particles to mix with oxygen and is then detonated

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Favorite Military Manuefacturing Company

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