Re: A Bigger Bomb


"David V. Loewe, Jr" <daveloewe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:l46f751rvtggse3edk778pcpoqu3i9fm55@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25873708-401,00.html?referrer=email&source=eDM_newspulse

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_Ordnance_Penetrator

30,000 pounds, interesting.

I read somewhere that the heaviest bomb
(nuclear) was the Mk 17,
41,998 lbs, 24'6" long,
carried by the B-36s in 1950s.

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