Bombs & Explosives
A look at Explosive Ordnance Thru History
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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). …
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 …
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 …