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The Mark 84 or BLU-117 is a 2,000-pound (900 kg) American general purpose aircraft bomb. It is the largest of the Mark 80 series of weapons. Entering service during the Vietnam War, it became a commonly used US heavy unguided bomb. At the time, it was the third largest bomb by weight in the US inventory behind the 15,000-pound (6,800 kg) BLU-82 "Daisy Cutter" and the 3,000-pound (1,400 kg) M118 "demolition" bomb. It is currently sixth in size due to the addition of the 5,000 lb (2,300 kg) GBU-28 in 1991, the 22,600 lb (10,300 kg) GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB) in 2003, and the 30,000 lb (14,000 kg) GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP).

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U.S' WW 3 Preps? Trump Sends 3,000+ 'BIGGEST' Bombs In Israel After Iran General Vows Devastation [Video]

U.S' WW 3 Preps? Trump Sends 3,000+ 'BIGGEST' Bombs In Israel After Iran General Vows Devastation

The United States has greenlit a new shipment of over 3,000 powerful munitions to Israel, including MK-84 bombs tied to mass casualties in Gaza. The move comes as Tel Aviv signals a “vigorous..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 03:16Published

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