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A blockbuster bomb or cookie was one of several of the largest conventional bombs used in World War II by the Royal Air Force (RAF). The term blockbuster was originally a name coined by the press and referred to a bomb which had enough explosive power to destroy an entire street or large building through the effects of blast in conjunction with ...
Mark 105 Hotpoint bomb U.S. Navy tactical laydown bomb. Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (USA) Matra Durandal (France) Flechette (WWI) Ranken dart (World War I British) Blockbuster bomb (World War II British, also known as "cookies") Bouncing bomb (World War II British) SC250 bomb (World War II Germany) Tallboy bomb (World War II British ...
Blockbuster bomb "High capacity" bomb for maximum blast effect, only used during World War II: April 1941 United Kingdom: Bouncing bomb: Skips across water; designed to attack German dams in World War II April 1942 Barnes Wallis: United Kingdom: Bunker buster: The first type were Röchling shell: 1942 August Coenders: Germany: C4: 1956 Car bomb
The Luftwaffe did have some blockbuster weight-class (two short tons/4,000 lb) ordnance designs ready for use: the largest bomb in use at this time was the SC1800. It weighed 1,767–1,879 kg (3,896–4,142 lb) of which 1,000 to 1,100 kg (2,200 to 2,400 lb) was high explosive detonated by an electrical impact fuse.
The fire pump in the ship's engine room was started and the firefighting operation began. [23] With crew members and stevedores abandoning ship, it was realised by the dock authorities that there was a problem on board Fort Stikine. A fire crew was sent on board and an order was given for more fire engines to be sent for. Due to difficulties in ...
Pages in category "World War II aerial bombs of the United Kingdom" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Name Composition Notes Amatol: Ammonium nitrate and TNT: Extensively used in bombs, shells, depth charges and naval mines Baronal: Barium nitrate, TNT and powdered aluminium: Baratol: Barium nitrate and TNT: Used in British hand grenades. Also used as the low velocity explosive lens in the implosion type nuclear weapon, Fat Man: Composition A
The explosive filling of tritonal 80/20 is stencilled on the side, inside the chalked "O" of "Adolf" A 750 lb (340 kg) M117 bomb. The explosive filling of tritonal is stencilled on the nose. Tritonal is a mixture of 80% TNT and 20% aluminium powder, used in several types of ordnance such as air-dropped bombs.