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To: TimF who wrote (7866)	11/1/2001 11:10:40 PM
From: Bilow	Respond to of 23908

Hi twfowler; Re those thousand foot mushroom clouds. B-52s drop 1000 lb bombs, and those result in 800 foot clouds: Waves of B52s hit Taleban's hilltop line As dawn broke, mushrooms of earth, debris and thick black smoke could be seen rising 800ft into the sky as each bomb struck. ... B52 crews targeting Taleban lines from 30,000ft use a computerised “intervalometer” device under which a set amount of 1,000lb bombs is dropped at intervals of a few seconds. thetimes.co.uk If they start dropping FAEs of any significant size we'll know all about it. FAEs are much brighter (hotter) than regular bombs. I don't think that the press will have trouble distinguishing them once they've seen them in action. -- Carl