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Scale 1:84 Length 14" Wingspan 19"

A "Daisy Cutter" is a huge bomb that can cause massive destruction. The blast is so horrific that one of the main reasons merely for threatening its use against an enemy is psychological. In the Gulf War, US aircraft dropped leaflets on Iraqi troops depicting a huge bomb, with the slogan "Flee and Live, or Stay and Die!". According to the US Air Force, 11 of these were dropped on Iraq during the Gulf War. In the flat terrain of Iraq, Daisy Cutters had an effective range of about 1.5 miles radius.

The type depicted in the leaflets, and also used in Afghanistan, is the BLU-82B Commando Vault or Big Blue 82, also known as the Daisy Cutter. Some say the name derives from the blast pattern it leaves when viewed from above. Others say it is a much older term for any bomb designed to cut down infantry.

Daisy Cutters were originally designed to create an instant clearing in the jungle for Landing Zones (LZs) for helicopters and artillery emplacements during the Vietnam War. The jungle area cleared would be about 250 feet in diameter. It has been used as an anti-personnel weapon and as an intimidation weapon because of its very large lethal radius (variously reported as 300-900 feet) combined with flash and sound visible at long distances

Parachute descent

The bomb's warhead contains 12,600 lbs of GSX, a slurry of ammonium nitrate (the basis of nitrogen fertilizer), highly flammable aluminum powder, and polystyrene-based soap as a thickener.

A Daisy Cutter is so big that it can be "launched" only by pushing it out of the open back door of a transport plane - typically the MC-130 special forces version of the Hercules.

The bomb descends under a stabilizing parachute and is detonated just above the ground by a 38-in fuse, which sticks out of its nose. When it explodes, it generates a massive pressure wave. Ordinarily, atmospheric pressure is just over 14 psi. In a Daisy Cutter explosion the pressure reaches about 1,000 psi at the centre. The effects are felt over an area typically reported to be the size of several football pitches.

Specifications: MC-130
Length: 97 ft 9 in
Wingspan: 132 ft 7 in

Specifications:          Daisy Cutter Bomb
Sitting on cradle:       Six feet high
Length without fuse: 141.6 inches
Fuse Length:             Additional 38"
Weight:                      15,000 lbs