Bombs & Explosives

A look at Explosive Ordnance Thru History

British Hawkins Grenade

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-hawkins-grenade 31st Jul 2021 - The Anti Tank No. 75 Hand Grenade, known as The Hawkins Bomb – was a British Army World War II explosive device devised after the disaster of Du …

British Gammon Bomb

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-gammon-bomb 31st Jul 2021 - The British Number #82 Grenade – or ''Gammon Bomb'' was a variant of the earlier Number #74 ''Sticky Bomb''. This device was effective but highl …

US ''Pumpkin'' Bomb

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-pumpkin-bomb 31st Jul 2021 - So nicknamed by American Military Personnel for their appearance to the seasonal gord (Pumpkin), The ''Pumpkin'' Bombs were initially conventional ord …

US Mark 101 Nuclear Depth Charge

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-mark-101-nuclear-depth-charge 31st Jul 2021 - One of The US Military’s first attempts to combine a depth charge device and Atomic weapon for the express use of Anti-Submarine Warfare, The Ma …

US Mark 55 ''Pelican'' Bomb

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-mark-55-pelican-bomb 31st Jul 2021 - Developed towards the end of World War II by The US Military, the Mark 55 – nicknamed The ''Pelican'' Bomb (for it's unganely appearance, much l …

German Blohm & Voss 246 Guided Bomb

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-blohm-voss-246-guided-bomb 31st Jul 2021 - Another ''innovative'' German ''Reprisal'' weapon, The Blohm & Voss 246 Guided Bomb was seen as a cost effect and easily deployed Air to Surface D …

Italian A4 ''Thermos'' Bomb

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/italian-a4-thermos-bomb 31st Jul 2021 - The Italian A4 Bomb was an Anti-personnel, air dropped bomb developed and used by Italy in World War II. Called The ''Thermos'' Bomb – for it's …

''Blue Peacock'' Nuclear Device

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/blue-peacock-nuclear-device 31st Jul 2021 - When Great Britain was building it’s Nuclear Arsenal during The Cold War of the 1950s, it was tasked with several problems. The standard deploye …

US ''Azon'' Guided Bomb

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-azon-guided-bomb 31st Jul 2021 - The US designed ''Azon” Bomb was considered one of The World's first Guided Missiles (or Bombs) developed, and was a contemporary to the German …

US GB-1 ''Grapefruit'' Glide Bomb

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-gb1-grapefruit-glide-bomb 31st Jul 2021 - A ''Glide Bomb'' developed by The US Military during World War II – the aptly nicknamed ''Grapefruit Bomb'' (for it's bulbous Nose Cone appearan …

German Henschel Hs-293 Guided Bomb

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-henschel-hs293-guided-bomb 31st Jul 2021 - The World War II German Henschel Hs-293 was a moderately successful aircraft guided munition deployed by The Luftwaffe. It (unlike the vaunted ''Fritz …

British ''Disney'' Bomb

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-disney-bomb 31st Jul 2021 - Pioneered by The British, the nicknamed “Disney Bomb” (after a stylized Cartoon Bomb seen in Walt Disney World War II propaganda Films0, w …