If you are a regular here at Future Firepower then I am sure you have heard of the MOAB or Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, coined the Mother of All Bombs. The MOAB is an eight ton non-nuclear weapon with a 450 foot blast radius. What you might not have heard is that Russia has recently unveiled the “Father of All Bombs” which is said to have a 900 foot blast radius, double what the MOAB boasts. Until the Russian military unveiled the FOAB the MOAB was the…
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Father of All Bombs?
On January - 31 - 2008
Wasp Class Amphibious Attack Ship
On January - 31 - 2008
One thing is for sure, there is only 1 thing worse than having a US Navy aircraft carrier show up on your coast, and that is having a US Navy Wasp class amphibious attack ship show up instead. Of course, we would also send an aircraft carrier, but sometimes aircraft carriers travel alone for mere psychological projection. When one of these guys shows up…this vessel is designed for nothing else but to invade an conquer enemy territory from their coastline. Carrying up to 2,000 marines along with attack crafts of various designs, this ship is one of the…