How much explosive was needed to make a blast of that size in Beruit??? Not as big as the Halifax disaster but exponential of a MOAB? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-much-explosive-was-needed-to-make-a-blast-of-that-size-in-beruit-not-as-big-as-the-halifax-disaster-but-exponential-of-a-moab <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> Tue, 04 Aug 2020 20:30:34 -0400 How much explosive was needed to make a blast of that size in Beruit??? Not as big as the Halifax disaster but exponential of a MOAB? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-much-explosive-was-needed-to-make-a-blast-of-that-size-in-beruit-not-as-big-as-the-halifax-disaster-but-exponential-of-a-moab <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> LTC Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 04 Aug 2020 20:30:34 -0400 2020-08-04T20:30:34-04:00 Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Aug 4 at 2020 8:41 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-much-explosive-was-needed-to-make-a-blast-of-that-size-in-beruit-not-as-big-as-the-halifax-disaster-but-exponential-of-a-moab?n=6175435&urlhash=6175435 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Once upon a time there was a nuclear weapon blast calculator on line where you could pick a location and some equivalent of TNT and it would show you on a map the blast effect. You could get your question answered there. LTC Jason Mackay Tue, 04 Aug 2020 20:41:51 -0400 2020-08-04T20:41:51-04:00 Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 4 at 2020 9:45 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-much-explosive-was-needed-to-make-a-blast-of-that-size-in-beruit-not-as-big-as-the-halifax-disaster-but-exponential-of-a-moab?n=6175563&urlhash=6175563 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Somewhere someone knows that number right now (I&#39;m sure the satellite imagery makes a pretty good guess). We all could, but I can&#39;t find consistent data to the extend of the damage at varying distances. Somewhere I&#39;m sure weather satellites have the pressure spikes and then it&#39;s just a simple calculation. CPT Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:45:29 -0400 2020-08-04T21:45:29-04:00 Response by SGM Jeff Mccloud made Aug 4 at 2020 9:51 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-much-explosive-was-needed-to-make-a-blast-of-that-size-in-beruit-not-as-big-as-the-halifax-disaster-but-exponential-of-a-moab?n=6175568&urlhash=6175568 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The news reports stated 2750 tonnes (metric) of ammonium nitrate detonated.<br />That is 3031 tons, given an RE factor of .74, the explosion was equivalent to 2243 tons of TNT, or 2.2 kiloton yield.<br /><br />A MOAB is 11 tons, for comparison. SGM Jeff Mccloud Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:51:40 -0400 2020-08-04T21:51:40-04:00 Response by TSgt David L. made Aug 4 at 2020 9:57 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-much-explosive-was-needed-to-make-a-blast-of-that-size-in-beruit-not-as-big-as-the-halifax-disaster-but-exponential-of-a-moab?n=6175583&urlhash=6175583 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>We&#39;d have to time out the blast wave in milliseconds and then figure out the NEW based on how far the damage was. I&#39;m guessing close to 5-10,000 pounds since it broke windows over 6 miles away. Just a SWAG though. TSgt David L. Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:57:50 -0400 2020-08-04T21:57:50-04:00 Response by CW4 Guy Butler made Aug 5 at 2020 7:30 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-much-explosive-was-needed-to-make-a-blast-of-that-size-in-beruit-not-as-big-as-the-halifax-disaster-but-exponential-of-a-moab?n=6176363&urlhash=6176363 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Reminds me of the West, Texas ammonium nitrate explosion.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/b1UbSYOxhjU">https://youtu.be/b1UbSYOxhjU</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-youtube"> <div class="pta-link-card-video"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/b1UbSYOxhjU?wmode=transparent" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="https://youtu.be/b1UbSYOxhjU">Shockwave of West, TX explosion seen in new video</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">One year ago today a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant rocked the town of West, Texas.Jeff Tobola has just now released heart-stopping cell phone video...</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> CW4 Guy Butler Wed, 05 Aug 2020 07:30:19 -0400 2020-08-05T07:30:19-04:00 2020-08-04T20:30:34-04:00