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*How much area does bombing destroy? [https://www.gichd.org/fileadmin/GICHD-resources/rec-documents/Explosive_weapon_effects_web.pdf] | *How much area does bombing destroy? [https://www.gichd.org/fileadmin/GICHD-resources/rec-documents/Explosive_weapon_effects_web.pdf] | ||
**Injury diameter of 155 mm shell - 80 meters. Death is 50 meter diameter. | **Injury diameter of 155 mm shell - 80 meters. Death is 50 meter diameter. | ||
**500 lb bomb has 32 m 100% lethal diameter in simulation | |||
**Largest bombs are 100 kg explosive (TNT typ) and 500 lb total weight (aircraft bombs) | **Largest bombs are 100 kg explosive (TNT typ) and 500 lb total weight (aircraft bombs) | ||
**155 bombs are 10 kg explosive, 50 kg total weight | **155 bombs are 10 kg explosive, 50 kg total weight | ||
**81 mm mortar is under 1 kg explosive, 4 kg total weight | **81 mm mortar is under 1 kg explosive, 4 kg total weight | ||
**Antitank mine has 5 kg of high explosive [https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk026QG9BbsZl0rNsBS9KmerMgczY_w%3A1602863734253&source=hp&ei=dsKJX6q8DJDYsAXHkpG4Cw&q=how+much+explosive+does+antitank+mine+have&btnK=Google+Search&oq=how+to+configure+nvidia+geforce+gtx+1650+super+on+linux+mint&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIFCCEQoAEyBQghEKsCMgUIIRCrAjoOCAAQ6gIQtAIQmgEQ5QI6DgguELEDEMcBEKMCEJMCOggILhDHARCvAToLCC4QsQMQxwEQowI6CAgAELEDEIMBOggILhCxAxCDAToFCAAQsQM6AggAOgQIABAKOgYIABAWEB46CAghEBYQHRAeOgcIIRAKEKABUMsQWOmzAWD8tAFoBnAAeACAAeQGiAGhS5IBDTExLjQ3LjMuMi42LTGYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6sAEG&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwiqz4DcvLnsAhUQLKwKHUdJBLcQ4dUDCAk&uact=5] | |||
**How much high explosive in a cruise missile - 100-750 kg [http://www.military-today.com/missiles/tomahawk.htm] | |||
*For example, to level 1 square km - one would need - 400 of the 155 mm shells. M777 fires 2 per minute [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M777_howitzer]. 1 km leveled takes 3 hours under max sustained fire. | |||
*Area of ukraine - 600k square km. | |||
*Ukraine got 140,000 shells in May [https://www.google.com/search?q=how+many+155mm+shells+did+us+send+to+ukraine&sxsrf=ALiCzsaOSAiCO8AozG13a2aOs6U0riRzZQ%3A1654882613635&ei=NYGjYp6yJq6tqtsPloaGyAg&oq=how+many+155mm+shells+did+usa+&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYADIHCCEQChCgATIHCCEQChCgATIFCCEQqwIyBQghEKsCOgcIABBHELADOgUIABCABDoFCAAQhgM6CAgAEB4QDxAWOgYIABAeEBY6BQghEKABOggIIRAeEBYQHUoECEEYAEoECEYYAFDoD1ieMWCJOmgDcAF4AIABqwGIAf8QkgEEMTYuN5gBAKABAcgBB8ABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz]. Enough to level 300 square km of its area. (3/100th of 1 percent of its area) | |||
*what percentage of ukraine area is urban? 32,000 sq km [https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.TOTL.UR.K2?locations=UA]. 32/600 = 5% | |||
*Destruction of 32,000 square km would require 12.8 million shells. Thus, entire US tactical arsenal could destroy less than 10% of Ukraine? | |||
*US arsensal is 21M shells. [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-89/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-89.htm] | |||
*Stratofortress can carry 32k kg of bombs [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress] | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:19, 10 June 2022
- How much area does bombing destroy? [1]
- Injury diameter of 155 mm shell - 80 meters. Death is 50 meter diameter.
- 500 lb bomb has 32 m 100% lethal diameter in simulation
- Largest bombs are 100 kg explosive (TNT typ) and 500 lb total weight (aircraft bombs)
- 155 bombs are 10 kg explosive, 50 kg total weight
- 81 mm mortar is under 1 kg explosive, 4 kg total weight
- Antitank mine has 5 kg of high explosive [2]
- How much high explosive in a cruise missile - 100-750 kg [3]
- For example, to level 1 square km - one would need - 400 of the 155 mm shells. M777 fires 2 per minute [4]. 1 km leveled takes 3 hours under max sustained fire.
- Area of ukraine - 600k square km.
- Ukraine got 140,000 shells in May [5]. Enough to level 300 square km of its area. (3/100th of 1 percent of its area)
- what percentage of ukraine area is urban? 32,000 sq km [6]. 32/600 = 5%
- Destruction of 32,000 square km would require 12.8 million shells. Thus, entire US tactical arsenal could destroy less than 10% of Ukraine?
- US arsensal is 21M shells. [7]
- Stratofortress can carry 32k kg of bombs [8]