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A lot of people talk about the MOAB being a fuel-air bomb. I've read a whole bunch of articles that say it's regular a regular GP high-explosive bomb -- rdx, tnt, tritonal, fertilizer, or whatever it is they use these days.
I've never seen one, never worked with one, so I personally don't know. My point is that a FAE isn't remotely effective as a "bunker buster". The blast isn't that directive unless you get it into an enclosed space. It doesn't even really clear out trees very well. It's designed to spread out a shock wave over a large, non-uniform area -- with the intention of causing trauma (burst lungs, eyes, eardrums, internal bleeding, secondary fires and explosions) to animals.
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FAE's don't work in a greater size than about 2000 lbs. WHomever says this monster is an FAE is wrong. THe reason is - they can't ignite - no oxygen from the explosion after it reaches a certain size.
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Doesn’t it (MOAB) disperse a flammable liquid before a small explosive detonates which causes the gas cloud to combust?  |
No, it is just a big container filled with conventional explosives. As already mentioned, a FAE has size limitations, because making very large clouds that will support combustion is very difficult (and even the current small weapons can only do this when using fuel with extremely wide explosive concentration limits such as ethylene oxide).