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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 2775685" data-attributes="member: 12952"><p>Yet MOAB is not the only big bomb made & used .</p><p>During WWII , the British had The Grand Slam Bomb.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_(bomb)" target="_blank">Grand Slam (bomb) - Wikipedia</a></p><p></p><p>After release from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Lancaster" target="_blank">Avro Lancaster</a> B.Mk 1 (Special) bomber,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_%28bomb%29#cite_note-nukeinfo-2" target="_blank">[2]</a> the Grand Slam would reach near-supersonic speed, approaching 1,049 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_per_second" target="_blank">ft/s</a> (320 m/s), 715 mph (1150 km/h). When it hit, it would penetrate deep underground before detonating. The resulting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_quake_bomb" target="_blank">explosion</a> could cause the formation of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camouflet" target="_blank">camouflet</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_%28bomb%29#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKharinKuzminaDanilova1972-10" target="_blank">[9]</a> (cavern) and shift the ground to undermine a target's foundation.</p><p></p><p>Specifications</p><p></p><p><strong>Weight</strong> 22,000 lb (10,000 kg)</p><p><strong>Length</strong> 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)</p><p><strong> length</strong> Tail 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)</p><p><strong>Diameter</strong> 3 ft 10 in (1.17 m)</p><p><strong>Filling</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpex" target="_blank">Torpex</a> D1</p><p><strong>Filling weight</strong> 4,144 kg (9,136 lb)</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Detonation</strong></p><p><strong>mechanism</strong></p><p> <strong></strong> penetration: 40 m (130 ft) (earth)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_%28bomb%29#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFlight_staff1946-3" target="_blank">[3]</a> 2–6 m (20 ft) (concrete)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_%28bomb%29#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFlight_staff1946-3" target="_blank">[3]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_%28bomb%29#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrube2006-4" target="_blank">[4]</a></p><p><strong>Blast yield</strong> 6.5 tons <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNT_equivalent" target="_blank">TNT equivalent</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_%28bomb%29#cite_note-5" target="_blank">[a]</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 2775685, member: 12952"] Yet MOAB is not the only big bomb made & used . During WWII , the British had The Grand Slam Bomb. [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_(bomb)"]Grand Slam (bomb) - Wikipedia[/URL] After release from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Lancaster']Avro Lancaster[/URL] B.Mk 1 (Special) bomber,[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_%28bomb%29#cite_note-nukeinfo-2'][2][/URL] the Grand Slam would reach near-supersonic speed, approaching 1,049 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_per_second']ft/s[/URL] (320 m/s), 715 mph (1150 km/h). When it hit, it would penetrate deep underground before detonating. The resulting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_quake_bomb']explosion[/URL] could cause the formation of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camouflet']camouflet[/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_%28bomb%29#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKharinKuzminaDanilova1972-10'][9][/URL] (cavern) and shift the ground to undermine a target's foundation. Specifications [B]Weight[/B] 22,000 lb (10,000 kg) [B]Length[/B] 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) [B] length[/B] Tail 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) [B]Diameter[/B] 3 ft 10 in (1.17 m) [B]Filling[/B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpex']Torpex[/URL] D1 [B]Filling weight[/B] 4,144 kg (9,136 lb) [B] Detonation mechanism [/B] penetration: 40 m (130 ft) (earth)[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_%28bomb%29#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFlight_staff1946-3'][3][/URL] 2–6 m (20 ft) (concrete)[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_%28bomb%29#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFlight_staff1946-3'][3][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_%28bomb%29#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrube2006-4'][4][/URL] [B]Blast yield[/B] 6.5 tons [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNT_equivalent']TNT equivalent[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_%28bomb%29#cite_note-5'][a][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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