I don't think that the MOAB killed anyone.

[Thumpalumpacus]

I think it's really beside the point. The whole idea of this is to show everyone that we are now the "Not fucking around" crew.

I don't doubt that there's a bit of bluster in this attack with this bomb. Military actions are often composed of political or psychological elements.

That doesn't address the military efficiency of the operation. I don't know if it successfully blocked those tunnels ... but I don't doubt that was the main aim.

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MOAB was not designed to collapse caves. Look into penetration bombs... MOAB was designed to blow up in the air. Massive Ordinance AIR Blast.

There goes Gawdzilla talking more shit he can't back up.

From Wikipedia:

The MOAB is not a penetrator weapon and is primarily an air burst ordnance intended for soft to medium surface targets covering extended areas and targets in a contained environment such as a deep canyon or within a cave system.[18]

Overpressurization is a physical fact that has been used by militaries since the dawn of the Gunpowder Age.

Later numbers I've seen indicate 90+ KIA. And, again we didn't drop the bomb into a tunnel. We dropped a bomb to close the tunnels. The KIAs were outside the tunnel, security and the like.

This is what I have read.

94 confirmed dead on the ground (though we know how often such numbers are exaggerated).  I doubt they'll ever know the full extent of the casualties, whether in or out of the tunnels.  Many were likely blown into red mist or crushed so thoroughly they won't be found.

Most likely suffocating as we write.