Subdeacon Joe Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 https://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetszczecin/swinoujscie-neutralizacja-tallboya-szczegoly-akcji-neutralizacji-ogromnej-bomby/g6ljfpn,79cfc278?fbclid=IwAR1dj7dYNKwYbudzGQXQ3B4l3t2hocKBqI-Mpd7-MOwUagcqYLWaRMzVqk8Article is in Polish. Use a browser that has a decent translation program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 They're also referred to as the "Earthquake" bomb. Designed to go deep before exploding, used to knock down viaducts, or penetrate concrete. They were used to finally destroy the Tirpitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 After the "Tallboy", they developed another even heavier munition, it was called the "Grand Slam", weighing in at a whopping 23,000 lbs.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Just saw on Yahoo News that during the operation to render it inert, it went off. Nobody was injured, but it did make a huge fountain and a pretty good wave. It had originally been dropped during an operation to sink the battlecruiser Luetzow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I thought this was a thread about 24oz beer cans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Lizard Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 24 minutes ago, Charlie Harley, #14153 said: I thought this was a thread about 24oz beer cans. One or two of those...Break the seal and going all night long... Texas Lizard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54522203?xtor=AL-72-[partner]-[bbc.news.twitter]-[headline]-[news]-[bizdev]-[isapi]&at_custom1=[post+type]&at_custom2=twitter&at_custom4=B5F6FDD8-0D64-11EB-9D9F-9BDB4744363C&at_custom3=%40BBCWorld&at_medium=custom7&at_campaign=64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 That channel definitely just got deeper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 23 minutes ago, Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 said: That channel definitely just got deeper! Saves the cost of dredging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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