Bunker Buster - The SLAF Latest weapon

Chamila

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  • Jul 8, 2006
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    Conventional (1)

    US conventional earth penetrating weapons (EPW) the GBU-28 and GBU-37 can break through 6m of reinforced concrete or 30m of earth

    Guided by laser or GPS they may also carry a 'smart fuse' which detonates the weapon at a pre-programmed point

    Insufficient penetration for use against "hardened and deeply buried targets"

    Nuclear (2)

    A nuclear EPW such as the B61-11 can only penetrate 2-3m but even a shallow underground nuclear explosion produces an intense and damaging seismic shock

    Depending on the rock type, this could potentially crush a bunker at about 70 metres depth

    But the missiles cannot penetrate deeply enough for the radioactive fallout to be contained