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Old 1st Feb 2012, 06:08
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So how big a bomb do you want?

It seems that 30,000 pounds of bomb isn't enough for the USAF:

Pentagon: 30,000 Pound Bomb Too Small - Slashdot

Looking at pictures of the thing, I would have thought the fins and paddle-thingies on the back end would cause serious drag issues.
After all, you only need to get close enough I would have thought and was the design principle behind Barnes Wallis's original idea.
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