Originally Posted by
langleybaston
I read that 'Only' the USA B2 Spirit can carry and drop the MOP bomb/missile to damage Fordow sufficiently.
However, I believe the IDF have C130s. Surely that has sufficient lift, and surely the ingenious IDF could cobble together the necessary mods?
That ignores the practicality of borrowing a MOP or two, but stranger things have happened. In WW II Lancasters were modded very quickly to carry the various Barnes Wallis weapons.
Just sayin'
Probably wouldn't work due to slower speed and lower max. altitude than a B-2 giving much less kinetic energy
but never say never
See this story which discusses the proposal.
One major area where the C-130 would be at a disadvantage to the B-2, beyond its survivability and ability to carry two MOPs at once, is its speed and altitude. The Hercules flies substantially lower and slower than the B-2, which would have an impact on the weapon’s overall impact force, and likely substantially so. A C-130 dropping the same weapon at 25,000 feet and 250 miles per hour will result in significantly less kinetic force of impact than a B-2 dropping the weapon at 50,000 feet and 500 miles per hour. This is a big deal for a munition that is meant to burrow down as deeply as possible into a mountain and detonate.
https://www.twz.com/air/could-israel...bunker-busters
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