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Agreed, seems very very small for 5000lb of explosives. Guessing it didn't reach its full yield given that its been buried under ground for decades.
by bradgessler 2y ago
Agreed, seems very very small for 5000lb of explosives. Guessing it didn't reach its full yield given that its been buried under ground for decades.
- lupusreal 2y agoIf the crater is only 1 meter deep then the bomb was likely more shallow than that (although some of the ejected dirt will fall back into the crater). So much of the bomb's energy went into the atmosphere.
- Oarch 2y agoArticle says 500lb.
- aidenn0 2y ago~270lbs of explosives in a US 500lb bomb.