WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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type 99 anti-ship bomb
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type 98 land bomb
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Weighing in at 12, 000lb (5, 443kg), the Tallboy was developed by British engineer Barnes Wallis. At the time, the largest conventional bomb available to Bomber Command weighed only 1000lb – which shows the huge scale of this weapon.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Bomb, Medium Capacity, 22, 000 lb (Grand Slam) was a 22, 000 lb (10, 000 kg) earthquake bomb used by RAF Bomber Command against German targets towards the end of the Second World War.
Detailed explanation-3: -The plutonium-type bomb detonated over Nagasaki actually had a greater explosive power than that used on Hiroshima. The reason for the greater number of casualties in the latter city is to be sought in large part in differences in the physical features of the two cities.
Detailed explanation-4: -Bombs of the aforementioned types generally range in size from 100 to 3, 000 pounds (45 to 1, 360 kg). The largest bomb ever regularly used was the British “Grand Slam” type, which weighed 22, 000 pounds (10, 000 kg) and was used in World War II. Incendiary bombs are of two main types.