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purple hayes
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 Posted: 03/11/03 - 09:42 Post subject: Here's what's shaking in Florida today.
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/florida/MGA4RKD55DD.html
| Quote: | EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AP) - A conventional bomb so big that it's first name is "massive" is set to be tested for the first time at this Florida Panhandle base Tuesday.
Air Force officials Monday warned residents of communities surrounding the western half Eglin's 724-square-mile military reservation to be prepared to hear an explosion that sounds like thunder or a slamming door between noon and 5 p.m. CST although the blast will be miles away.
The loudness of the 21,000-pound "massive ordnance air burst," or MOAB, will vary depending on wind currents and some people may not hear it at all, Eglin officials said in a brief news release.
They added that the test will be conducted only under weather conditions best for minimizing the sound and inside a buffer zone to keep a shock wave and debris from the explosion inside Eglin's boundaries. The backup date for the test is Thursday during the same time frame.
MOAB is similar to but 40 percent heavier than the 15,000-pound BLU-82, billed as the world's most powerful non-nuclear bomb and known to send up a mushroom cloud similar to a nuclear weapon.
The BLU-82, nicknamed "daisy cutter," was developed during the Vietnam War to create jungle clearings for use as helicopter landing areas. It was most recently dropped in Afghanistan on caves where al-Qaida leaders were suspected of hiding.
In the Persian Gulf War, it was used to clear minefields. MOAB is expected to be ready for use this year if the test is successful.
Areas where civilians may be able to hear the blast are Mary Esther, Navarre, Holly, Holt and western Crestview. |
Now if only they'd 'test' it somewhere more useful than Florida. 
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Cappy
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Posted: 03/11/03 - 09:51 Post subject:
A test in Baghdad, no
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airehead
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Posted: 03/11/03 - 09:53 Post subject:
See, now I already used my "New Jersey" line in the other thread so it won't work here. 
Thanks for the info--they were playing with artillery here until about 11:30pm Sat night--it sounded like someone was taking a baseball bat to a little metal shed. (We're about a mile from the range--as the crow flies).
I never knew freedom sounded quite like that, but it was a great sound to hear--even though it was unsettling.
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purple hayes
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Posted: 03/11/03 - 09:59 Post subject:
I'd really like to get some video of this test!
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airehead
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Posted: 03/11/03 - 10:07 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | I'd really like to get some video of this test! |
Couldn't find you video but did find this link
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purple hayes
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Posted: 03/12/03 - 10:18 Post subject:
Pic from yesterday's big blast!
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copteacher
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Posted: 03/12/03 - 10:35 Post subject:
When are the academy awards
That will make one big hole I am sure. 21000 pounds....WOW
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