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BLU-82

The BLU-82B/C-130 weapon system, known under program "Commando Vault" and nicknamed "Daisy Cutter" in Vietnam for its ability to flatten a section of forest into a helicopter landing zone, was an American 15,000-pound (6,800 kg) conventional bomb, delivered from either a C-130 or MC-130 transport aircraft or a CH-54 Tarhe heavy-lift helicopter from the…

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ArtilleryLong TiengLaosCampaign 139Operation Lam Son 719
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Daisy CutterVietnamBombC-130MC-130
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Diameter
56 in (140 cm)
Filling
GSX Slurry
Filling weight
12,600 lb (5,700 kg)
Length
141.6 in (360 cm)
Mass
15,000 lb (6,800 kg)
No. built
225

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BLU-82

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Avg. degree1.96
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BLU-82

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related to overview · 21
BLU-82 → Afghanistan, Air Blast, BDU, BLU, BLU-82B/C-130, Bomb Dummy Units, Bomb Live Unit, CH-54 Tarhe, Flying, Grand Slam, It, Later, Massive Ordnance Penetrator, Originally, Russian Air Force FOAB, Some, T12, The, USAF GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance, Vietnam
related to External links · 14
BLU-82 → Air Force National Museum, American Scientists, Animated Short Film, BLU-82/B, BLU-82B, Bomb Live Unit, Daisy Cutter, Enrique Garcia, Federation, John, March, Pike, Ruben Salazar, SILVERSPACE
related to Operations · 12
BLU-82 → C-130, Campaign, During Operation Lam Son, Laos, Long Tieng, March, NVA, Pathet Lao, The, The BLU-82, They, Vietnam
related to Specifications · 8
BLU-82 → Daisy Cutter, FAE, FAEs, GSX, Making, The, The BLU-82, The Daisy Cutter
Diameter · 1
BLU-82 → 56 in (140 cm)
Filling · 1
BLU-82 → GSX Slurry
Filling weight · 1
BLU-82 → 12,600 lb (5,700 kg)
Length · 1
BLU-82 → 141.6 in (360 cm)
Mass · 1
BLU-82 → 15,000 lb (6,800 kg)
No. built · 1
BLU-82 → 225

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vietnam dropped bomb air conventional war ground weapon aircraft used 000 15 afghanistan operations kg bombs daisy cutter blu-82b force

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BLU-82Diameter56 in (140 cm)1.00infobox
BLU-82FillingGSX Slurry1.00infobox
BLU-82Filling weight12,600 lb (5,700 kg)1.00infobox
BLU-82Length141.6 in (360 cm)1.00infobox
BLU-82Mass15,000 lb (6,800 kg)1.00infobox
BLU-82No. built2251.00infobox
BLU-82Place of originUnited States1.00infobox
BLU-82TypeAir to surface conventional bomb (parachute retarded)1.00infobox
BLU-82WarsVietnam War, Gulf War, and War in Afghanistan1.00infobox
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and enemy troop concentrations.South Vietnamese VNAF aircraft dropped BLU-82 bombs on NVA positions in desperation to support ARVN troops in the Battle of Xuân Lộc in the last days of the Vietnam Warinstance ofbut also to strike against specific targets0.80text

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