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2006-10-31 Science & Technology

New GPS Bomb Can HIt Targets 50 Miles From Aircraft - B1 Load 216 Bombs

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2006-10-31 05:26|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 50 miles, huh? So one could, say. fly 10 miles inside of a border while attacking targets, say, 40 miles on the other. 'just sayin'

Every year, the toys get better.

Posted by Shaviper Omeque6089 2006-10-31 08:32|| 2006-10-31 08:32|| Front Page Top

#2 So what? Wonder weapons are worthless without the will to wield them.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-10-31 08:41|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-10-31 08:41|| Front Page Top

#3 But there were many technical problems with the SDB.

Sorry 'bout that, Chief. I was working on it, but have had other things (literally) on My mind this year.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2006-10-31 08:44|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2006-10-31 08:44|| Front Page Top

#4 I want one for Christmas!

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2006-10-31 09:55|| 2006-10-31 09:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Darth, I'd like to send a lot of these as "gifts" for Christmas!

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2006-10-31 10:40|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2006-10-31 10:40|| Front Page Top

#6 You know, a wing of B-1's with these could really delive a strike. ARCLIGHT with brains.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2006-10-31 11:02|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2006-10-31 11:02|| Front Page Top

#7 Strategic weapons are wonderful when a target must be taken out. And, for troops, one of these could be put in a couple hundred yards away if they knew it was coming and had time to cover. BUUT. there is still a place for cheap, dumb bombs. And , once again, it comes back to the will to use them. Terrorizing the enemy stops him. That's why they use terror on our troops. Indiscriminate use of precision weapons when not required is rapidly running up the tab. Pentagon now admits to monthly cost of $3 billion. So, it's probably $5-6 billion/ month. That's real money in anyones mind.

Posted by SpecOp35 2006-10-31 11:38|| 2006-10-31 11:38|| Front Page Top

#8 I still support an atomic carpet bombing of Iran.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2006-10-31 11:41|| 2006-10-31 11:41|| Front Page Top

#9 SO: Pentagon now admits to monthly cost of $3 billion.

Seems a little high. Even if you price each JDAM at 100K, that's 30,000 bombs a month. Are we killing 30,000 terrorists a month?

Posted by Zhang Fei 2006-10-31 12:20|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2006-10-31 12:20|| Front Page Top

#10 I wonder if these are the ones that can be deployed at Mach 1.2? Never hear'em coming.

Posted by TomAnon 2006-10-31 12:24|| 2006-10-31 12:24|| Front Page Top

#11 BUUT. there is still a place for cheap, dumb bombs.

Apparently we've got plenty. Don't worry about running out.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-10-31 13:16|| 2006-10-31 13:16|| Front Page Top

#12 Supposedly the SDB has a 60 nm or more range if dropped from Mach 1.7 and 50-60000 ft.

It's not the JDAMs that is running up the bill, it is supplying, paying, and equipping the 150,000+ troops in Iraq and Kuwait. And precision bombs are a great return when a $25K bombs are used to destroy $200 million power plants, multibillion $ industrial complexes, $100 buildings, $50 million airplanes, etc. But they are misused when chasing down Jihad Jabil with a Hellfire. That's a sure road to bankruptcy.

Posted by ed 2006-10-31 13:24|| 2006-10-31 13:24|| Front Page Top

#13 The more ways we have of killing jihadis, the happier I am. Like others here, I am more concerned about the actual will to use these marvelous little thunderfucks.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-10-31 22:42|| 2006-10-31 22:42|| Front Page Top

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