BLU-82B/C-130 | |
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![]() A 15,000 lb BLU-82/B on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force | |
Type | Air to surface conventional bomb[1] (parachute retarded) |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
Wars | Vietnam War, Gulf War, and War in Afghanistan |
Production history | |
No. built | 225[1] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 15,000 lb (6,800 kg)[1] |
Length | 141.6 in (360 cm)[1] |
Diameter | 56 in (140 cm)[1] |
Filling | GSX Slurry |
Filling weight | 12,600 lb (5,700 kg)[1] |
The BLU-82B/C-130 weapon system, known under program "Commando Vault" and nicknamed "Daisy Cutter" in Vietnam for its ability to flatten a section of forest into a helicopter landing zone, was an American 15,000-pound (6,800 kg) conventional bomb, delivered from either a C-130 or MC-130 transport aircraft or a CH-54 Tarhe heavy-lift helicopter from the 1st Air Cavalry. A total of 225 were constructed.[2] It was successfully used during military operations in Vietnam, the Gulf War and Afghanistan. The BLU-82 was retired in 2008 and replaced with the more powerful GBU-43/B MOAB.