Originally Posted by
Hangarshuffle
MOAB was designed to penetrate and destroy underground targets possibly nuclear or MMD within Iran or N Korea. Was the mission really to demonstrate to other nations that the USA has such a weapon and now intends to shortly use them elsewhere in the world? Who knows with the present Bash Street mob mentality of the POTUS and his family and friends.
HS, You are confusing two different bombs. GBU-43 MOAB is not a penetrator weapon. GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) is the weapon designed to destroy hardened underground targets.
GBU-43
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-43...ance_Air_Blast
GBU-57
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massiv...nce_Penetrator