I noted the text in the following USAF web page. www.afsoc.af.mil/panews/conventional_bomb.htm
I know that 21000 lb does not convert exactly to 10 Mg. That confused me a little but perhaps explosive force is not exact. However, your suggestion about different 'tons' is plausible. Who knows what the engineers and scientists actually specify... I note that the values given (in either unit system) for the BLU-82 daisy cutter bomb also vary widely. I understand that there are different versions. -- Terry Simpson Human Factors Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.connected-systems.com Phone: +44 7850 511794 > Of kilopascal > How did you discover the 21 000 lb bomb is actually the same as a 10 Mg > bomb > from the articles you posted? There was nothing in either article that > states the 21 000 lb bomb is really 10 Mg. a 22 000 lb bomb is a 10 Mg > bomb > and a 21 000 lb bomb is a 9.5 Mg bomb. > > Also, for the 7.5 ton mentioned in the second article was more than likely > to mean 7 Mg bomb. As the ton mentioned is most likely the short ton of > 907 > kg. > > > From: "Terry Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, 2003-03-12 17:15 > Subject: [USMA:25108] metric bombs > > > > I thought that there was something odd about a 21000 lb bomb. I now > discover > > that it is actually a 10 Mg bomb. > > > > www.afsoc.af.mil/panews/conventional_bomb.htm > > > > > > There is also some suggestion that the previous 15000 lb bomb was > actually > > 7.5 Mg. > > > > www.strategypage.com/gallery/default.asp?target=moab.htm > > > > > > -- > > Terry Simpson > > Human Factors Consultant > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.connected-systems.com > > Phone: +44 7850 511794 > > > >
