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| ▲ | algorithmsRcool 16 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| The kinetics matter here. The B2 flies much higher than the C-130 which would aid the GBU-57 MOP (almost certainly used here) in it's ability to penetrate to maximum depth. 80% of the 15 ton weight of that bomb is just heavy metal to give it maximum energy as it borrows into the ground. Also, each B2 can carry 2 MOPs making it a better platform than a C-130, and that isn't even taking the stealth of the platform into account |
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| ▲ | xnx 15 hours ago | parent [-] | | > Also, each B2 can carry 2 MOPs Wow. That is amazing. 60,000 lbs. combined. |
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| ▲ | 1659447091 16 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Don't think the C-130s can fly high enough with a single 30,000lb bomb. The graphic at bbc site show it would be dropped from about 12km (~40,000 ft) in order to gain the speed needed to drive it some 60m underground. |
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| ▲ | ahazred8ta 15 hours ago | parent [-] | | From 40,000 feet, the bomb would take ~ 50 seconds to fall and would impact at mach 1.5. |
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| ▲ | CyanLite2 16 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Various sources are saying 6 to 12 of these bombs were used. So, you'd need a lot of C-130s and those planes are too slow to NOT get shot down. |
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| ▲ | giantg2 17 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Do they even have access to this variant? I thought they had access to the older ones that weren't as advanced. |
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| ▲ | dingaling 14 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | The MOP isn't particularly 'advanced', it's basically refined version of the Korean-vintage Tarzon guided earthquake bombs. It's just too heavy for most military aircraft to carry. The IDF has the F-15I which has a centerline hard point rated for 5,000lb load. That's immense for a fighter but a magnitude too low for the MOP. There are a variety of smaller US penetrating bombs that the F-15 can handle, but they don't have the mass and structure to penetrate as deeply. | |
| ▲ | YZF 16 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | They do not. |
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| ▲ | ceejayoz 16 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Israel hasn’t degraded Iranian air defenses that much. The stuff that can’t threaten a F-35 can still trouble a C-130. |
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| ▲ | p_ing 16 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Israel doesn't have access to the MOP. |
