BLU-82
Unofficial
names/slang: Daisy Cutter, Big Blue Eighty-Two
Function:
Originally designed to clear jungle helicopter
landing zones in Vietnam, modern use in Gulf War and
Afganastan for a combination of extreme destructive
capacity and psychological warfare effects
Date
deployed: Vietnam War, exact date unavailable
Contractor:
unavailable
Unit cost:
approx. $27,300
Length:
11' - 9"
Wingspan:
n/a
Diameter:
4' - 6"
Speed:
gravity
Weight at
launch: 15,000 lbs
Guidance:
none
Range:
unavailable
Engine:
none - dropped
from MC-130E Combat Talon aircraft
Warhead:
12,600 lb aluminum powder high explosive slurry;
above-ground detonation fuse |
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