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nowaypablo  ·  2541 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: U.S. Drops Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb on ISIS Target in Afghanistan

It was not a simple maneuver. Can't find the footage now but the area had to be marked with signals for the aircraft that carried it, and there was also some sort of much-smaller-but-still-wild explosion right at the point of impact 5-7 seconds before the MOAB hit, not sure what it was. Only one person gets close to the MOAB, and that's the guy who waves his hand up and down 2 feet away from it to signal it's ejection from the aircraft. Point is when it comes to the magnitude of weaponry like the MOAB, there's a lot removing any individual from the event.

Not to say there's anything wrong with the title of "I helped drop a fucking MOAB"





user-inactivated  ·  2541 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah I just mean flying on the crew dropping it. I did a lot of time on 130s and other platforms doing airdrops so it just makes me miss the Air Force a bit.

nowaypablo  ·  2541 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's sick. I'm also a huge fan of sitting down.

(seriously tho thats sick)

user-inactivated  ·  2540 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Turn it upside down and sit on it. See how much you like it then.