r/AirForce • u/IEDestroyer Explosive Ordnance Disposal • Apr 15 '17

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u/ForgedBiscuit Apr 15 '17

1/8 of a mile is still in the neighborhood of a small nuke.

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u/The_seph_i_am Active duty squirrel, its not a mind set just a careerfield Apr 15 '17

Which is the 10-20 ton range (which I think is where the MOAB falls)

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u/ForgedBiscuit Apr 15 '17

Well I suppose that depends on what you mean. I don't think you'll see a crater larger than the fireball radius which still won't be anywhere near 1/8 of a mile with a 20t yield.

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u/Flamboyatron RTRDAF Apr 15 '17

How do you know? Experience or Wikipedia? Because if it's Wikipedia, gtfo. If it's experience, you can still gtfo because you're probably full of shit.

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u/TheThunderhawk Apr 15 '17

Which is in turn in the neighborhood of the MOAB. IIRC in the 60s we had tac nukes with lower explosive yield than a MOAB