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To be exact, the Daisy Cutter bomb weighs in at 15000 pounds and destroys anything in a 600-yard radius. First used during the Vietnam War, these huge bombs ...
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A very nice Explosion but that aside lets be said that the Daisy Cutter isn't FAE or thermobarik bomb. The mainexplosive was GSX and it really was only good for pushing away trees and animals for further helo-ops, even digged in soldiers where mostly unaffected by it.
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The BLU-82B/C-130 weapon system, nicknamed Commando Vault in Vietnam and Daisy Cutter in Afghanistan, is a high altitude delivery of 15,000 pound conventional bomb, delivered from an MC-130 since it is far too heavy for the bomb racks on any bomber or attack aircraft.
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November 7, 2001 ... AMERICA AT WAR: ... Terrorist Funds | The Provisional Government | Afghanistan's Caves...
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[Archive] Daisy Cutter Bomb Off Topic ... BeyondUnreal Forums > Mods > Infiltration > Off Topic > Daisy Cutter Bomb ... View Full Version : Daisy Cutter Bomb...
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Free Online Library: Harry Potter Makes Top 10 for First Time; Daisy Cutter Bomb Ignites Online Interest and Napster Drops Off List. by "Business Wire"; Business, international Internet services Online services ... But the bigger story with Web users is the popularity of the daisy cutter bomb (#11). The BLU-82,
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Gross weight: 15,000 lbs, aluminum powder explosive: 12,600 lbs, unit cost: $27.318, the look on their faces when this bomb falls into their tent: priceless. ... Humor vs Terror - Saddam Hussein and Iraq War Funny Pictures ... Iraq - Saddam Hussein - Gulf War II Picture Jokes - Funny Pictures Gallery...
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DOD Photograph; Dasy Cutter Bomb 15,000 LBS. (BLU 15); ... In late 1968 or early 1969 the 109th started rigging these large bombs used to clear landing zones (LZ's) in the Jungle for choppers. The bomb weighed 15,000 lb. and was nick named "Daisy Cutters".
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AP describes the Blu-82, nicknamed "Big Blue," as being "as large as a Volkswagen beetle, but heavier." Digging for the less charming details, one finds that the bomb got its other name, "Daisy Cutter," because of the shape of the crater it leaves -- and that it has the ability to clear a 3-mile-long path.
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