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Old 09-20-2013, 08:48 AM
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The Aviationist » Stunning image captures a split second before a GBU-10 bomb dropped by a B-1 hits a small boat at sea
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Pretty easy when the boat is doing circles, judging from the wake. I'll be more impressed when they hit one doing 30 knots in rough seas.
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Of course you've already blinded the crew while lasing to the target!
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Pretty easy when the boat is doing circles, judging from the wake. I'll be more impressed when they hit one doing 30 knots in rough seas.
That's the tow-boat wake.
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That's the tow-boat wake.
Shack, looked like it was just doing circles.
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That sure looks photo-shopped to me. Either that is a very small boat or a very large bomb. The bomb looks like it is closer to the lens than the boat.
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article retitled : B-1 platform developed in 1970s, poaches on USN/USMC bread and butter and tries to stay employed
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That sure looks photo-shopped to me. Either that is a very small boat or a very large bomb. The bomb looks like it is closer to the lens than the boat.

It was a test out in the Gulf of Mexico. Real pic.

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That sure looks photo-shopped to me. Either that is a very small boat or a very large bomb. The bomb looks like it is closer to the lens than the boat.
It's a 14' bomb that weighs 2,100 pounds. Looks legit to me.
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article retitled : B-1 platform developed in 1970s, poaches on USN/USMC bread and butter and tries to stay employed
Eh... I wouldn't say "poaching" so much as saying "look we can actually hit it."
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