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The 7.62-centimetre (3 in) high-angle guns had a maximum elevation of +75 degrees, and had a rate of fire of 13 to 20 rounds per minute. They fired a 6 kg (13 lb) projectile with a muzzle velocity of 680 m/s (2,200 ft/s) to a maximum height of 7,500 metres (24,600 ft). [26]
The demolition charge M112 is a rectangular block of Composition C-4 about 2 by 1.5 inches (51 mm × 38 mm) and 11 inches (280 mm) long, weighing 1.25 lb (570 g). [ 1 ] [ 17 ] The M112 is wrapped in a sometimes olive color Mylar -film container with a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape on one surface.
The 75 mm guns also had a muzzle velocity of 850 m/s when firing their 5.93-kilogram (13.1 lb) shells. At an elevation of +40°, the guns had a range of 14,100 meters (15,400 yd). The carrier had stowage for 450 rounds per gun. The 37 mm guns were semi-automatic loading and only had a rate of fire of 20 rounds per minute. They had an effective ...
The Little Boy was 120 inches (300 cm) in length, 28 inches (71 cm) in diameter and weighed approximately 9,700 pounds (4,400 kg). [23] The design used the gun method to explosively force a hollow sub- critical mass of enriched uranium and a solid target cylinder together into a super-critical mass, initiating a nuclear chain reaction . [ 24 ]
Manhattan District The Trinity test of the Manhattan Project on 16 July 1945 was the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. Active 1942–1946 Disbanded 15 August 1947 Country United States United Kingdom Canada Branch U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Garrison/HQ Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S. Anniversaries 13 August 1942 Engagements Allied invasion of Italy Allied invasion of France Allied invasion of ...
Before recovery began, the chunk was estimated to weigh roughly 300 kilograms (660 lb). [94] After an operation lasting a number of weeks, it was raised from the bottom of the Chebarkul lake on 16 October 2013. With a total mass of 654 kg (1,442 lb), this is the largest found fragment of the Chelyabinsk meteorite.
6.4171 × 10 23 kg [9] ... and the seismic wave velocity starts to grow again. ... Zero altitude was defined by the height at which there is 610.5 ...
The average mass of an adult human is 59 kg (130 lb) for females and 77 kg (170 lb) for males. [161] [162] Like many other conditions, body weight and body type are influenced by both genetic susceptibility and environment and varies greatly among individuals. [163] [164] Humans have a far faster and more accurate throw than other animals. [165]