BLU-82

<p>The BLU-82B/C-130 weapon system, known under program "Commando Vault" and nicknamed "<a href="/facts/Daisy_cutter_(fuse)/D2mH6RHX">Daisy Cutter</a>" in <a href="/facts/Vietnam_War/W0gfbGTE">Vietnam</a> for its ability to flatten a section of forest into a helicopter landing zone, was an American  15,000-pound (6,800 kg) conventional <a href="/facts/Bomb/GoH38wo1">bomb</a>, delivered from either a <a href="/facts/C-130/EVzoWXp9">C-130</a> or <a href="/facts/MC-130/LmoR9NeG">MC-130</a> transport aircraft or a <a href="/facts/CH-54_Tarhe/J0RCAzNu">CH-54 Tarhe</a> heavy-lift helicopter from the 1st Air Cavalry. A total of 225 were constructed. It was successfully used during military operations in <a href="/facts/Vietnam_War/W0gfbGTE">Vietnam</a>, <a href="/facts/Gulf_War/6LdLnGdo">the Gulf War</a> and <a href="/facts/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%25E2%2580%2593present)/vKbbttLN">Afghanistan</a>.  The BLU-82 was retired in 2008 and replaced with the more powerful <a href="/facts/GBU-43%2fB_MOAB/HIsckd5Q">GBU-43/B MOAB</a>.
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BLU-82