40% TNT, 40% ammonium nitrate and 20% powdered aluminium (Minol-2) Developed by the British Royal Navy and used in torpedoes, depth charges and naval mines. Unsuitable for …

General-purpose (GP) bombs use a thick-walled metal casing with explosive filler (typically TNT, Composition B, or Tritonal in NATO or United States service) comprising about 30% to 40% of …

2020年1月15日 · The total energy of all explosives used in World War II, including the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atom bombs, is estimated to have been three megatons of TNT. ARMS …

In September 1942 the United States standardized a Molotov cocktail-style device that was nominally designated as a "grenade". It consisted of a pint-sized clear glass bottle with a …

On December 7, 1941, with the surprise attack by Japanese carrier planes on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, the United States’ policy of official neutrality toward Britain and its Allies …

Shortages of TNT during World War I forced the creation of less-satisfactory com­ pounds, such as mixtures of TNT with am­ monium nitrate (known as amatols). The mixtures most commonly …

2022年4月21日 · The power of the individual bombs would be based on style and size. GP's are filled with one of three compounds....TNT, Amatol or Comp B. Comp B is a mixture of RDX …

2016年7月16日 · The 1/2lb TNT is by far the most commonly used explosive. However, soldiers used whatever they had on hand and were trained in the use of all explosives including those …

Research into high explosive with greater power than TNT or Amatol. The investigation of new methods of fuzing for the new bombs. Several different contours were considered and a large …

2004年2月1日 · At the war's start, most torpedoes used TNT. The Japanese used Type 97 explosive (60% TNT, 40% HND) which was about 7% more powerful than pure TNT. The …