BLU-82 Daisy Cutter vs Grand Slam
| 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 | πΊπΈ United States |
| Category | Penetration Bomb |
| Type | Conventional Bomb |
| Manufacturer | -- |
| Service year | 1970 |
| Number produced | 225 units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Introduced in the United States in 1977, the Grand Slam is a Dennyβs breakfast meal consisting of two pancakes, two eggs, two bacon strips, and two sausage links. | |
| Origin | π¬π§ United Kingdom |
| Category | Penetration Bomb |
| Type | Earthquake bomb |
| Manufacturer | Vickers |
| Service year | 1945 |
| Number produced | 42 units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Weight | 6,800 kg β |
| Warhead | 5700.0 kg β |
| Length | 3.60 m β |
| Diameter | 1422 mm β |
| Guidance | Ground radar or on-board navigation |
| Warhead type | GSX slurry |
| Weight | 9,979 kg β |
| Warhead | 4144.0 kg β |
| Length | 7.70 m β |
| Diameter | 1168 mm β |
| Guidance | -- |
| Warhead type | Torpex |