Laydown delivery
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title:
Laydown delivery
text:
Laydown delivery is a mode of delivery found in some nuclear gravity bombs: the bomb's descent to the target is slowed by parachute so that it lands on the ground without detonating. The bomb then detonates by timer some time later. Laydown delivery requires the weapon to be reinforced so that it can survive the force of impact. Laydown modes are used to make weapon delivery survivable by aircraft flying at low level. Low-altitude delivery helps hide the aircraft from surface-to-air missiles. Th
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Nuclear bomb delivery mode
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laydown_delivery
date created:
2004-12-17T20:52:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T13:44:08Z
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