Doug \"Woody\" and Erin Beal wrote:

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Thanks, Guy. 18 JDAMs is the number. I couldn't remember it before.

You're welcome. However, they were only carrying 12 rather than 18 up to now, as
they can only carry 6 x 2,000 lb. bombs on each pylon, rather than 9 smaller bombs.
AFAIK the Buffs didn't use Mk. 83 1,000 lbers (only the navy/ marines seem to use
the Mk. 83), so they were all Mk.84/BLU-109-based weapons. The champion JDAM
carrier up til now has been the B-1B, as it can (and has) carry twenty-four 2,000
lb. class JDAMs internally. the B-1 crew that bombed that building in Baghdad
trying to kill Saddam dropped a total of 21 out of 24 during the course of that
mission; only 4 were aimed at Saddam, with 9 and 8 going down on other targets
located elsewhere.

Guy