500 LGBs or Laser Mavericks
Third world construction "standards..." even the Maverick could make a city block disappear over there, never mind the 500 pounders.
500 LGBs or Laser Mavericks
I thought this was already something which had been tested in Iraq for the exact same reasons.A 500# bomb filled with concrete would probably stand a good chance of taking down a mud hut or vaporizing a vehicle. Just the pure energy on that thing coming down is pretty substantial...
A 500# bomb filled with concrete would probably stand a good chance of taking down a mud hut or vaporizing a vehicle. Just the pure energy on that thing coming down is pretty substantial...
I thought this was already something which had been tested in Iraq for the exact same reasons.
I thought this was already something which had been tested in Iraq for the exact same reasons.
Had heard the same thing.
I'm too tired to remember where I read it (early bird maybe) but in the last few days there was an AF Colonel who wrote an op-ed lambasting his service for being slow to warm to the idea of limited effect small precision munitions. There are a lot of interesting small munitions under development - bombs with non-fragmenting shell to reduce the wounding radius and make it essentially a blast weapon, as well as laser-guided 2.75" rockets.
Edit:
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/200...-best-bombs-and-best-plans-into-afghan-fight/