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Ahhhhh, military power. Here's the latest weaponry to be used in Afghanistan. The BLU-82, AKA the Daisy Cutter. Drops from the back of an MC-130 cargo plane and falls to the earth using a parachute. Sprays amonium nitrate and aluminum over the target and then ignites it, casing a crater more than 5 football fields wide. Used in the 70's during the war to instantly clear helicopter landings. Cool stuff guys! Hehehe, I almost feel bad for the Taliban...almost......

Ryan
1986 F-250 HD 4x4
4.10 gears, C6 trany
351W, Edelbrock 351 Performer intake
Edelbrock Performer 600cfm 4bbl carb
Edelbrock Pro-Flo air cleaner
Extreme 4x4 camshaft
Flowmaster 30 series dual exhaust
Custom headers
3" Warn body lift

 

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 06-Nov-01 AT 10:52 AM (EST)[/font][p]Here's a few more:

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God Bless the U.S. and her warriors - on deck of the U.S.S. Roosevelt during night take-off

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Salute to our forces protecting our way of life - on deck of the U.S.S. Roosevelt at dusk



Ryan
1986 F-250 HD 4x4
4.10 gears, C6 trany
351W, Edelbrock 351 Performer intake
Edelbrock Performer 600cfm 4bbl carb
Edelbrock Pro-Flo air cleaner
Extreme 4x4 camshaft
Flowmaster 30 series dual exhaust
Custom headers
3" Warn body lift

 

Hey, nice pictures! By the way, wasn't the BLU-82 known as the "Blockbuster" back in the Vietnam era? Primarily for clearing LZ's? I've heard the nickname used affectionately to describe a certain 15,000 pound F/A device...


Jay
'93 F-150 XLT

 

I dunno. I've heard Daisy Cutter because the resulting pattern from the blast is like a daisy.

Ryan
1986 F-250 HD 4x4
4.10 gears, C6 trany
351W, Edelbrock 351 Performer intake
Edelbrock Performer 600cfm 4bbl carb
Edelbrock Pro-Flo air cleaner
Extreme 4x4 camshaft
Flowmaster 30 series dual exhaust
Custom headers
3" Warn body lift

 

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FAE's are real bad ju-ju, makes napalm look like a pack of book-matches!

Picture what happens inside one of your trucks cylinders taking place on an area the size of four football fields...

 

I't's been awhile since I've written, normally I'm ropinthwind1. I am a Marine, somewhere in the arabian sea, aboard the U.S.S Roosevelt. It's cool to see that people back home havn't forgotton us, or more importantly, havn't forgotton sept 11. We've dropped enough ordnance to level NYC, and that's just our squadron. Anyone who want's they're name on a bomb, lemme know. I'll hook you up.

here's a pic of the first marine aircraft to drop on the enemy:

 

Greywolf -- that is exactly what those cowards need, at this point!
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ropinthwind -- if it's not too big a deal, my Marine buddy in Camp Lejeune would like his name on one It's PFC Hencik. Blow those maggots into the next world, my friend. HOO-RAHH!


Jay
'93 F-150 XLT

 

Ropinthewind2:

I don't need my name on ordnance; but I do have a request: You folks come home safe when you think the job is done.

Take care.

Raul
w/ 81 F-100, I6, SROD, Carter 1V non-feedback carb, no A/C, no PS, no PB, but it gets me where I need to go

 

My bad...I read a few different articles about "Daisy Cutters", some said it was due to the irregular pattern the blast makes, but this one from MSNBC seems to make more sense. Sounds devastating, no escape from this bad larry!

‘DAISY CUTTER’ BOMBING

U.S. officials said Tuesday that U.S. forces had employed the largest conventional weapon in their arsenal — the 15,000 BLU-82 bomb — and hope it will give rebels a much-needed boost. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Tuesday confirmed an NBC report that two of the bombs were dropped within the last week.
“Their intent is to kill,” he said. He would not say exactly where they were used, but NBC’s Jim Miklaszewski reported Monday that they were being used against Taliban troops. Pace said they were “useful against troops in light defensive positions.”
The 12-foot-long BLU-82 is so enormous that it is dropped by parachute from the back of a modified MC-130 cargo plane, according to its Pentagon specifications sheet. The bomb drops a watery mix of ammonium nitrate and aluminum that mixes with air. A long probe then detonates the mix in a devastating explosion. The shock wave can be felt miles away. The probe — essentially a fuse extender — assures that the explosion occurs five to six feet above the ground, maximizing the lateral blast and chopping off vegetation for hundreds of yards around, inspiring the blast’s “daisy cutter” nickname.


Ryan
1986 F-250 HD 4x4
4.10 gears, C6 trany
351W, Edelbrock 351 Performer intake
Edelbrock Performer 600cfm 4bbl carb
Edelbrock Pro-Flo air cleaner
Extreme 4x4 camshaft
Flowmaster 30 series dual exhaust
Custom headers
3" Warn body lift

 

SEMPER FI ropinthewind i am a former marine and severed in panama and desert strike i comend you and all current and past millitary personel who are/have served in military actions..stand proud marine there are many many people who are very proud of the job yall are doin and i aswell as many others want you to return home to your family and friends safe and sound when we fully destroy those yellowbelly S.O.B.'s

ps please put a note on a bomb that says "with death and distruction inteded TAZ

 

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Put this on it:

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"THIS BOMB's FOR YOU!!!"

Born on date: SEPTEMBER 11th, 2001!!!

I'll be thinking about you -

GREYWOLF
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~ I will also be thinking about YOU.
You by God come home safe, keep your head on a swivel, and don't let a turning bird catch you blind-sided.
You hear?

"Keep the Faith"

 

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 07-Nov-01 AT 10:38 PM (EST)[/font][p]A chance for a name on ordance being dropped on the Taliban??!! What an opportunity!

It would be good I think to have one labeled "Don't tread on me"
And have USA underneath it.

By all means stay alert and know that you are SUPPORTED UNCONDITIONALLY, period.

98 F250LD 4X4

 

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This is what a member of the Taliban sees on his way to the cave.

Dennis

78 F-150 429CJ 465,000 KM.(Original Owner)
68 Mustang 289 Sunlit Gold 80,000 Miles(second Owner)
64 1/2,260 Pre-World's Fair Mustang #8092
64 Fairlane 500 S/C,waiting for a 390 4-Spd

If The Girls Don't Find You Handsome,
They Should At Least Find You Handy!

 

Ropinthewind2, good job and God speed. Our thoughts and prayers are with with you. Folks like you make me proud to be an American.

 

Wilco on all accounts. tell PFC Henric that LCPL Caldwell hooked him up. any other requests will be accomodated, y'all. I'm here for you.