Bombs & Explosives
A look at Explosive Ordnance Thru History
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-type-91-torpedo
31st Jul 2021 - The Japanese Type 91 was a standard Shallow-water Torpedo that became the primary issued of Japan's Naval Air Forces. Designed in 1931, The Type 91 (w …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-duxford-drum-bomb
31st Jul 2021 - The specialized Ordnance Device known as The ''Bouncing Bomb'' was developed for use by The Royal Air Force's Demolition Squadron known as The “ …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/medium-atomic-demolitions-munition-device
31st Jul 2021 - The Medium Atomic Demolitions Munition Devices – or MADM, were small scale tactical Nuclear Devices. They were designed to be used as portable M …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/ketchum-grenade
31st Jul 2021 - Although the use of “hand-held” explosive devices can be traced to their most primitive forms from The Middle Ages, many attempts and inno …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/naval-mines
31st Jul 2021 - As innovative as were The Ironclad warships and primitive Submarines, Naval mines in The American Civil War, were born out of necessity. The boon in g …
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 …