The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB, / ˈ m oʊ æ b /, colloquially explained as "mother of all bombs") is a large-yield bomb, developed for the United States military by Albert L. Weimorts, Jr. of the Air Force Research Laboratory.

2017年4月13日 · Thermobaric bombs generally detonate in two stages: a small blast creates a cloud of explosive material which is then ignited, generating a devastating pressure wave. A significant part of the...

Because of this, the bomb's blast and pressure wave have a similar effect to a small tactical nuclear weapon. [4] The bomb works by detonating in mid-air. Thermobaric weapons differ from conventional explosive weapons in that they generate a longer, more sustained blast wave with greater temperatures.

GBU-43/B大型空爆炸彈 （英語： GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb，簡稱 MOAB），俗稱 炸彈之母 （Mother Of All Bombs，取其簡寫也是「MOAB」之故），是一款超大型 全球定位系統 導引自由落體炸彈，由 美國空軍研究實驗室 研發 [1]，並由 美國空軍 實際配用。 重量達21,600 磅 （約9,700公斤）、能產生相當於11噸 黃色炸藥 破壞力的MOAB主要用於破壞地下碉堡。 GBU-43/B大型空爆炸彈因重量與體積關係，無法採由一般的戰機掛載，需由 C-130 …

大型空爆炸弹（GBU-43/B, Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb），也被称为“炸弹之母”（Mother Of All Bombs，MOAB）是由美国制造的非核子武器。 炸弹之母重达2万1千磅（9,450公斤），可将半径300~500米之内的氧气燃烧到只有1/3浓度。

2017年4月13日 · WASHINGTON — The U.S. military just dropped "the mother of all bombs," the GBU-43/B, on a tunnel complex used by the branch of the Islamic State group in Afghanistan, marking the first time the...

The MOAB bomb, as a non-nuclear weapon, comes in at 30 feet (9 meters) and 21,600 pounds (9,800 kilograms). It’s a GPS-guided munition that’s dropped from the cargo doors of an MC-130 transport plane and detonates shortly before it hits the ground.

2017年4月14日 · According to global security.org, it’s the largest-ever satellite-guided, air-delivered weapon in history, made to replace the unguided 15,000-pound BLU-82 Daisy Cutter that was used in Vietnam and...

2017年5月16日 · But detonating a MOAB on uneven, rocky, mountainous terrain such as that found at the ISIS complex is not the same as detonating it over flat terrain.

2017年4月13日 · Instead, like most large weapons, including nuclear bombs, it detonated in the air moments before impact. There was probably about 6 feet between the MOAB and the ground when it unleashed its...