Bombs & Explosives

A look at Explosive Ordnance Thru History

US B46 Thermonuclear Device

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-b46-thermonuclear-device 31st Jul 2021 - The B-46 was a high-yield Thermonuclear Device designed to be deployed from Long Range, High-Altitude Bomber Planes. The B-46 weighed over 8,000-pound …

German ''Turtle'' Bomb

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-turtle-bomb 31st Jul 2021 - Also known as The ''Oyster Shell'' or ''Pan'' Bomb – The ''Turtle'' was an impact detonated hand grenade designed by The Imperial German Army ar …

British No. #106 ''Wire Cutter'' Shell

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-no-106-wire-cutter-shell 31st Jul 2021 - As we have previously seen with Wire Obstacles and of course the somewhat simple but effective ''Screw Picket'', such obstacles were prevalent on the …

Soviet RDS-1 Nuclear Device

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/soviet-rds1-nuclear-device 31st Jul 2021 - The first successful Test of a Soviet Nuclear Device, The RDS-1 (aka “Fast Lighting”) and known to American and British Intelligence as &l …

German Hafthohlladung Anti-Tank Grenade

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-hafthohlladung-antitank-grenade 31st Jul 2021 - Deployed in 1942, The Hafthohlladung was an Anti-Tank Grenade weapon (often confused by The allies as a Mine). The Grenade was a magnetically attached …

German Panzerwurmine Grenade

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-panzerwurmine-grenade 31st Jul 2021 - A somewhat unusual German World War II weapon, The Panzerwurfmine was a hand thrown Grenade which included expandable cloth wings which aided in accur …

US Mark 7 Nuclear Device

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-mark-7-nuclear-device 31st Jul 2021 - The Mark 7 was the first tactical fission bomb developed for use by mainstream US Fighters. It was deployed between 1952 and 1963. Over 3,000 tactical …

US ''Bat'' Bomb

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-bat-bomb 31st Jul 2021 - World War II saw the rise of many unusual and exotic weapons. Truly War can be the real ''Mother of Invention''. Perhaps one of the most unusual World …

Soviet FAB-5000 Bomb

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/soviet-fab5000-bomb 31st Jul 2021 - The Soviet developed FAB-5000 was one of the largest and most powerful munitions used by The Soviet Military in World War II. The casing was a metal a …

US VB-5 ''Felix'' Guided Bomb

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-vb5-felix-guided-bomb 31st Jul 2021 - An early design of precision guided missiles developed by The US Military – The VB-5, nicknamed ''Felix'' was developed late in The War (1945). …

German Rochling Artillery Shell

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-rochling-artillery-shell 31st Jul 2021 - First developed in 1942 and tested in 1953, The ''Rochling'' Shell was a German World War II munition that was specifically designed to penetrate rein …

US Pratt & Reed LBE-1 ''Glomb'' Glide Bomb

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-pratt-reed-lbe1-glomb-glide-bomb 31st Jul 2021 - The Class of World War II weapons known as ''Glombs'' were actually Glide Bombs. These could be either deployed from heavier delivery Aircraft (Bomber …