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A daisy cutter is a type of fuse designed to detonate an aerial bomb at or above ground level. The fuse itself is a long probe affixed to the weapon's nose, which detonates the bomb if it touches the ground or any solid object.
The BLU-82B/C-130 weapon system, known under program "Commando Vault" and nicknamed "Daisy Cutter" in Vietnam for its ability to flatten a section of forest into a helicopter landing zone, was an American 15,000-pound (6,800 kg) conventional bomb, delivered from either a C-130 or MC-130 transport aircraft or a CH-54 Tarhe heavy-lift helicopter from the 1st Air Cavalry.
Daisy cutter may refer to: Daisy cutter (fuse), a type of fuse designed to detonate an aerial bomb at or above ground level; BLU-82, a type of bomb nicknamed Daisy Cutter in Vietnam; In cricket, a ball that bounces multiple times before reaching the batsman; A seldom used term for a sharply struck ground ball in baseball, used mostly in Vintage ...
The basic principle resembles that of the BLU-82 Daisy Cutter, which was used to clear heavily wooded areas in the Vietnam War. Decades later, the BLU-82 was used in Afghanistan in November 2001 [7] against the Taliban. Its success as a weapon of intimidation led to the decision to develop the MOAB.
Daisy cutter 1. A low-trajectory delivery in which the ball bounces twice, or rolls along the ground, before reaching the batter. [45] A type of no ball. 2. A shot in which the ball travels on a low trajectory, bouncing just above the grass. [45] [46] This retains more speed than a rolling ball, while being very difficult to catch. Dance down ...
daisy cutter A horse that moves with long but low movement. [1]: 58 Considered highly desirable in hunter-type horses. dam The mother of a horse. [1]: 58 dam line See distaff, tail-female. damsire The sire of the dam of a horse, analogous to the maternal grandfather in humans.
A mother-son pair was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of children for abducting and pimping out two 13-year-old girls, federal prosecutors said.
The Mark 84 or BLU-117 [7] is a 2,000-pound (900 kg) American general purpose aircraft bomb. It is the largest of the Mark 80 series of weapons. Entering service during the Vietnam War, it became a commonly used US heavy unguided bomb.