Bunker Buster Details

[Skull]

Long article with diagrams on GBU-57:

CNA Explains: The US bunker-buster bomb that could reshape the Israel-Iran conflict

 

[MarathonMike]

The two risks I see with using the GBU-57 system are:

1. We cannot GUARANTEE they will destroy the Fordow enrichment facility.

2. Iran may be storing high grade enriched material outside of Fordow.

Iran hit a hospital in Israel yesterday. They obviously care nothing about innocent lives.

 

[Darkwind]

The two risks I see with using the GBU-57 system are:

1. We cannot GUARANTEE they will destroy the Fordow enrichment facility.

2. Iran may be storing high grade enriched material outside of Fordow.

Iran hit a hospital in Israel yesterday. They obviously care nothing about innocent lives.

Yes, but what we will then know is that nothing is being made or stored at that location. lol

 

[luiza]

The two risks I see with using the GBU-57 system are:

1. We cannot GUARANTEE they will destroy the Fordow enrichment facility.

2. Iran may be storing high grade enriched material outside of Fordow.

Iran hit a hospital in Israel yesterday. They obviously care nothing about innocent lives.

Exactly . They moved it a long time ago and Schmizrael and the US know it .

 

[luiza]

Iran hit a hospital in Israel yesterday. They obviously care nothing about innocent lives.

FAKE
Here is the the Truth . More of the usual Schmizrael lies and Fake News .

Hala Jaber @HalaJaber - 9:53 UTC · Jun 19, 2025
IMPORTANT: Israel is yelling “hospital!” to distract from the real headline - the actual targets. Iran didn’t strike Soroka Hospital directly, it hit IDF’s C4I & cyber ops HQ in Gav-Yam tech park, Be’er Sheva:
Digital command & C4ISR systems
Thousands of troops stationed
Just 1–2 km from the hospital, not “far,” not “accidental,” not “random.”
The military intelligence nerve center was the real target.
Soroka’s damage? Collateral from a strike on an active war machine.
PS: If you set up a military base next to a hospital, don’t act shocked when the windows rattle.

 

[odanny]

Cool, another Middle Eastern war a Republican President will get us all embroiled in.

 

[luiza]

Hala Jaber @HalaJaber - 9:53 UTC · Jun 19, 2025
IMPORTANT: Israel is yelling “hospital!” to distract from the real headline - the actual targets. Iran didn’t strike Soroka Hospital directly, it hit IDF’s C4I & cyber ops HQ in Gav-Yam tech park, Be’er Sheva:
Digital command & C4ISR systems
Thousands of troops stationed
Just 1–2 km from the hospital, not “far,” not “accidental,” not “random.”
The military intelligence nerve center was the real target.
Soroka’s damage? Collateral from a strike on an active war machine.
PS: If you set up a military base next to a hospital, don’t act shocked when the windows rattle.

 

[Jim H - VA USA]

Long article with diagrams on GBU-57:

CNA Explains: The US bunker-buster bomb that could reshape the Israel-Iran conflict

Just about every article everywhere on the GBU-57 says that the B-2 can carry two of these 30,000 lb bombs.

However, if you look up the ordinance payload capacity of the B-2, you will see that it is reported as either 40,000 lbs or 20,000 kg. Most say 40,000 lbs, including this Air Force link.

This Reuters article contains this nonsense...
"Its payload capacity of more than 40,000 pounds allows the aircraft to carry a diverse array of conventional and nuclear weapons. The bomber's internal weapons bays are specifically designed to maintain stealth characteristics while accommodating large ordnance loads which could include two GBU-57A/B MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator), a 30,000-pound precision-guided "bunker buster" bomb."

 

[Zincwarrior]

Long article with diagrams on GBU-57:

CNA Explains: The US bunker-buster bomb that could reshape the Israel-Iran conflict

Fordow is one half mile down. The MOP hits 300 feet. There is a bit of a math problem. The US would have to repeatedly hit the exact same spot and hope it works.

 

[Failzero]

Fordow is one half mile down. The MOP hits 300 feet. There is a bit of a math problem. The US would have to repeatedly hit the exact same spot and hope it works.

If Israel puts Boots on the Ground they could hold that area for long enough to seal it all off and seek out any Back or side door entrances . My guess is they would need to put 200 Troops / Commandos / Sappers / Explosives / Engineering and more if they can secure a nearby Landing airfield

 

[Skull]

If Israel puts Boots on the Ground they could hold that area for long enough to seal it all off and seek out any Back or side door entrances . My guess is they would need to put 200 Troops / Commandos / Sappers / Explosives / Engineering and more if they can secure a nearby Landing airfield

More likely option than big bomb.
My prayer is that Iranians will revolt and remove the Islamic thug leadership.

 

[Meathead]

Fordow is one half mile down. The MOP hits 300 feet. There is a bit of a math problem. The US would have to repeatedly hit the exact same spot and hope it works.

Do you understand how seismic waves work? It really isn't that complicated.

 

[AZrailwhale]

Just about every article everywhere on the GBU-57 says that the B-2 can carry two of these 30,000 lb bombs.

However, if you look up the ordinance payload capacity of the B-2, you will see that it is reported as either 40,000 lbs or 20,000 kg. Most say 40,000 lbs, including this Air Force link.

This Reuters article contains this nonsense...
"Its payload capacity of more than 40,000 pounds allows the aircraft to carry a diverse array of conventional and nuclear weapons. The bomber's internal weapons bays are specifically designed to maintain stealth characteristics while accommodating large ordnance loads which could include two GBU-57A/B MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator), a 30,000-pound precision-guided "bunker buster" bomb."

The key word is MORE than 40,000 pounds.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Do you understand how seismic waves work? It really isn't that complicated.

Fair enough. I am no expert.

 

[Jim H - VA USA]

The key word is MORE than 40,000 pounds.

No. Ordinance payload is 40,000. Other payload, including fuel results in a higher total.

 

[AZrailwhale]

Fordow is one half mile down. The MOP hits 300 feet. There is a bit of a math problem. The US would have to repeatedly hit the exact same spot and hope it works.

So you are claiming the Fordow is MORE THAN TWENTY-SIX HUNDRED FEET below the mountain top? All evidence seems to place it at between two hundred sixty feet and two hundred ninety feet. Construction has been watched by the USA ever since 2006 when it began. I would bet they have a good idea how deep it is from the amount of spoil hauled out and the dimensions the IAEA recorded in their visits.

 

[Vastator]

The two risks I see with using the GBU-57 system are:

1. We cannot GUARANTEE they will destroy the Fordow enrichment facility.

2. Iran may be storing high grade enriched material outside of Fordow.

Iran hit a hospital in Israel yesterday. They obviously care nothing about innocent lives.

How is it that so many people cannot grasp the fact that when a missiles guidance system is jammed, it still comes down somewhere? Add to that the fact that iron dome missile launch systems are interspersed throughout population centers in Israel. Collateral damage is guaranteed.