How deep can a MOP penetrate?

At Wired magazine’s defense blog, Danger Room, David Hambling says that the MOP has much more penetrating power than military’s best current non-nuclear option, the 5,000-pound BLU-113, which can penetrate 22 feet of concrete: MOP will go a lot deeper — 200 feet of 5,000 psi concrete.

How deep can a bunker buster go?

It is stated to be able to penetrate 10–20 m of earth or 2 m of reinforced concrete. The bomb weighs 1,500 kg (3,300 lb), with 1,100 kg (2,400 lb) being the high explosive penetrating warhead.

What is the MOP bomb?

The satellite-guided Massive Ordnance Penetrator, otherwise known as MOP, is a 30,000-pound bomb with a 6,000-pound high-explosive warhead that is designed to destroy hard and deeply buried targets such as reinforced-concrete bunkers and deeply buried tunnel facilities.

How much does a MOP bomb cost?

The massive, 30,000 pound GBU-57A/B MOP cost somewhere between US$400 million and US$500 million to develop and each bomb costs around US$3.5 million to manufacture. It would be carried and dropped by America’s B-2 stealth bombers.

What is the biggest bunker buster bomb?

The GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) is the world’s largest ‘bunker buster’ bomb. The 30,000lbs weapon is capable of burrowing into the earth and destroying deeply-buried targets. In fact, it is capable of penetrating up to 61ft into the ground.

How deep can a Moab penetrate?

The bomb, which was used for the first time in combat on Thursday in Afghanistan, can penetrate through 60 meters (200 feet) of enforced concrete and is therefore especially suitable for deployment in contained environments such as caves and bunkers.

How deep can a MOAB penetrate?

What is bigger than the MOAB?

Russia’s Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power, also known as the ‘Father of All Bombs’ (FOAB), is reportedly four times bigger than MOAB. In 2007, Russia tested the FOAB which is a thermobaric bomb with a destruction radius of nearly 1,000 feet and a blast yield of nearly 44 tons of TNT.

Can the b2 carry the MOAB?

The relatively skinny shape — they stretch 20.5 feet long with a 31.5-inch diameter — is why the heavier bomb made for the B-2 can carry less than a third as much H6 explosive as the MOAB. A 2005 paper published by the Union of Concerned Scientists discussed the potential damage of bunker-busting and its limits.

Is the MOAB stronger than the atomic bomb?

A MOAB packs somewhere around 11 tons (9,979 kilograms) of explosive power. In contrast, the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima, Japan at the end of World War II featured 15,000 tons (13.6 million kilograms) of wallop.

Will a basement save you from a nuke?

When a nuclear explosion occurs, the best location to seek shelter is in the basement or the in middle of a room in one of these places to avoid radiation exposure.

Is the FOAB a nuke?

The bomb is reportedly similar to the US military’s GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast which is often unofficially called “Mother of All Bombs” derived from its official military acronym “MOAB”….Father of All Bombs.

“The Father of All Bombs” (FOAB)
FOAB image
Type	Thermobaric bomb
Place of origin	Russia
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What is a bunker buster?

Bunker buster. A bunker buster is a type of munition that is designed to penetrate hardened targets or targets buried deep underground, such as military bunkers.

What is the best nuclear bunker buster?

The B61-11, available since 1997, is the current state of the art in the area of nuclear bunker busters. From a practical standpoint, the advantage of a small nuclear bomb is that it can pack so much explosive force into such a small space. (See How Nuclear Bombs Work for details.)

How do you make a bunker buster heavier?

They can make the bomb faster to increase its kinetic energy. The only practical way to do this is to add some sort of large rocket engine that fires right before impact. One way to make a bunker buster heavier while maintaining a narrow cross-sectional area is to use a metal that is heavier than steel.

What is the F-117 Nighthawk bunker buster?

An F-117 Nighthawk engages its target and drops a bunker buster during a testing mission at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. When the bomb hits the earth, it is like a massive nail shot from a nail gun. In tests, the GBU-28 has penetrated 100 feet (30.5 meters) of earth or 20 feet (6 meters) of concrete.