whh@PacBell.COM (Wilson Heydt) (04/03/89)
From: whh@PacBell.COM (Wilson Heydt) With reference to the inquiry about large bombs: The British had a 10-ton (22,000 pound) bomb late in WWII. They were dropped from modified Lancasters. Of the first 3, 1 was tested over New Forest, 1 was on a squadron leaders plane (which had an engine sieze after starting), and the third in the #2 plane. That 3rd one was dropped on the Biel Viaduct--making some 6 arches disappear completely. The bomb was a designed by Wallis Barnes and was a camoflet bomb. The "small' version of it was also used--it weighed "only" 5 tons (11,000 pounds). Bothe were intended to knock out heavily fortified structures. They were used--successfully--against submarine pens in France and Germany. --Hal [mod.note: And so the discussion turns full circle... 8-) - Bill ] ========================================================================= Hal Heydt | Money is the root of all Analyst, Pacific*Bell | evil--and a man *needs* 415-645-7708 | roots. whh@pbhya.PacBell.COM