Vietnam's biggest bomb
Published: 25/03/2013 03:31
Hundreds of types of bombs, mines and explosives left over from the war are on display at the Museum of infantry, 290 B Lac Long Quan Road, Hanoi, including a bomb of nearly 7 tons in weight.
Vietnam was the first place where the giant bomb, known as BLU-82 or "Daisy Cutter,”
This kind of bomb aims at clearing trees to make heliport or artillery battlefields.
In contrast to the giant bomb--in the center of the museum is the
The museum also preserves the largest ever known torpedo with a diameter of over 2.5 meters,
Many other kinds of torpedoes were used by the U.S. troops in Vietnam to blockade river mouths and estuaries.
After the war, the most lethal weapon is not big bombs but the small bomblets.
A pineapple-shaped bomblet contains 300 balls (like bicycle balls), damage range of 10 meters.
This pineapple-shaped bomb contains 450 balls, 15 meter range of damage.
Contrary to the bright, eye-catching looks of all kinds of bombs and mines, more than 40,000
The map on mine data of the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam in the 1964-1972 period (provided by the U.S. mine data center). Vietnamnet |
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