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Offline [WaW]TC|Avrojet

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WWII 250kg allied aerial bomb packs a punch
« on: 29-08-2012, 01:08:05 »
A 250kg allied aerial bomb is apparently damned powerful.

http://vimeo.com/48399328

Controlled detonation for WWII bomb found in Munich
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19400974
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/wwii-bomb-discovered-in-munich-city-center-a-852524.html

Scary thought of 1000kg bombs being dropped all over.
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Re: WWII 250kg allied aerial bomb packs a punch
« Reply #1 on: 29-08-2012, 01:08:24 »
Pfft... Today, during building metro in Warsaw, there was found Karl-Gerat 600 mm round which weights ~1,5t!  ;D
« Last Edit: 29-08-2012, 01:08:07 by Kwiot »
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Re: WWII 250kg allied aerial bomb packs a punch
« Reply #2 on: 29-08-2012, 09:08:33 »
IIRC, that should be a Gerät 041, i.e. a 54 cm round. Most of the Gerät 040 were reconfigured late in the war for the 54, which had a better range.
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