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>>The B61-11 can penetrate and detonate below the earth's surface, creating a massive shock wave capable of destroying underground targets. In tests the bomb penetrates only 20 feet into dry earth, even when dropped from altitudes above 40,000 feet. But even this shallow penetration before detonation allows a much higher proportion of the explosion to transferred into ground shock relative to a surface burst. It is not able to counter targets deeply buried under granite rock. Moreover, it has a high yield, in the hundreds of kilotons.

>The GBU-57 uses a BLU-127 series bomb as the explosive component... for a total explosive payload of 5,342 pounds (2,423 kg)... There is debate regarding the penetration capabilities of the bomb. The US Air Force has stated that the GBU-57 is capable of penetrating up to 200 feet of unspecified material before exploding. Others are claiming penetration up to 60 meters into 5,000 pounds per square inch reinforced concrete, and 8 meters into 10,000 psi reinforced concrete while others arguing 60 feet into 5,000 pounds per square inch reinforced concrete, and 8 feet into 10,000 psi reinforced concrete.

Is it just me, or are the U.S. bomb engineers some trad retard boomers who learned 0 lessons from anti-tank round design? Why are these some stubby steel-casing bullshit instead of a sleek, long, tungsten-alloy, rocket-powered bomb-missile hybrid with many conventional explosive stages ahead of an optional nuclear stage?

>AS AN AMERICAN TAXPAYER, I DEMAND ANSWERS WHY R BUNKA-BUSTA INJUNEER SO DUN FULL 'TARD