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The Grand Slam and Tallboy bombs did cause damage that conventional bombs were incapable of and had a great disruptive effect on the means of resistance available to the Germans, limiting the development of new weapons with which to continue the war.
22 de ene. de 2014 · Barnes Wallis' Grand Slam bomb was designed to seriously damage and destroy buildings, bridges, viaducts and other structures without necessarily having to achieve a direct hit against...
El daño causado por una de las dos Gran Slam que penetraron el refugio submarino de Valentin, 27 de marzo de 1945; hay una persona parada en la pila de escombros. Al final de la guerra se habían lanzado 42 Grand Slam en acciones de ataque, 6 principalmente contra puentes y viaductos.
On 13 March 1945 the largest bomb ever dropped by British forces, during WWII, was first tested ‘live’ in the New Forest at Ashley Walk Bombing Range. The Grand Slam was a 22,000-lb MC high explosive deep-penetration bomb designed by Barns Wallis following on from his creation of the smaller Tallboy (a 12,000-lb MC deep-penetration bomb).
10 de oct. de 2023 · Weighing in at 22,000 pounds (10,000 kg), the sheer mass of the Grand Slam was central to its effectiveness. When dropped from a height of around 13,000 ft, the bomb would accelerate up to around 750 mph, breaking the sound barrier and becoming supersonic.
The "Grand Slam" bomb weighed as much as 10,000 kg and was filled with a special explosive called Torpex (50% more powerful than TNT by mass). On this day in 1945 the British made their first attack on Germany using their strongest bomb. It was the so-called “Grand Slam” bomb of yet unseen dimensions and mass.
23 de ene. de 2014 · The final secrets of Britain's largest-ever conventional weapon of war, codenamed 'Grand Slam', are being 'unearthed' by archaeologists. Wednesday, 10 January 2024 Newsletters
