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Gimpyknee

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8. Not so.

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 28, 2025, 07:53 AM

Jun 28

The term “bunker buster” was first used in 1985 when the U.S. Air Force introduced a bomb designed to penetrate deep underground. The British employed similar bombs in WWII, the 5-ton “Tallboy” and the “10-ton “Grand Slam”. These bombs were commonly referred to as “earthquake” bombs, not “bunker busters”.

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