BLU-82 Daisy Cutter vs GBU-43/B MOAB
| American 6,800 kg blast bomb used from 1970 to 2008, originally designed for helicopter landing zones in Vietnam and later deployed in Afghanistan. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Penetration Bomb |
| Type | Conventional Bomb |
| Manufacturer | -- |
| Service year | 1970 |
| Number produced | 225 units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| The GBU-43/B MOAB is a U.S.-developed, 2003-introduced, large-yield conventional bomb primarily used for destroying hardened targets, notable for its sheer size and explosive power. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Penetration Bomb |
| Type | Large-yield conventional bomb |
| Manufacturer | Air Force Research Laboratory |
| Service year | 2003 |
| Number produced | 15 units |
| Estimated unit price | $0.2 million |
| Weight | 6,800 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 5700.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 3.60 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 1422 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Ground radar or on-board navigation |
| Warhead type | GSX slurry |
| Weight | 9,800 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 8482.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 9.19 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 1030 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | GPS satellite-guidance |
| Warhead type | Composition H-6 |
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