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What conventional explosives were used in the 32 lenses of the MK-III Fatman atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki?
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The lenses combine a low velocity explosive and a high velocity explosive. The Low VoD was Baratol (aka Barytol) consisting of TNT and Barium Nitrate. The High VOD was Composition B, a mix of RDX and TNT.
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What were littleboy and fatman?
Code names for the two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 (ending WW2).
What were names of some of the bombs in World War 2?
Well the only two worth remembering are the atomic bombs Fatman and Littleboy. Each bomb was dropped in Japan which hit Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Each bomb killed hundreds of thousands of Japanese citizens and soldiers. Japan shortly surrendered after that.
Which city was the atomic bomb drop in Japan?
On August 6, 1945 Hiroshima was the primary target cityof the Little Boy enriched uranium atomic bomb and the bomb was dropped there.On August 9, 1945 Kokura was the primary target city of the Fatman plutonium atomic bomb, however due to heavy smoke cover from a nearby city that had been firebombed the night before it was not possible for the bombardier to identify the aim point and it was decided to proceed to the secondary target.On August 9, 1945 Nagasaki was the secondary target cityof the Fatman plutonium atomic bomb and the bomb was dropped there, despite heavy cloud cover making it difficult for the bombardier to identify the aim point (as it was the bombardier identified the wrong point, resulting in the Fatman being dropped about 1.9 miles from the planned aim point). The aircraft did not have enough fuel left to consider proceeding to the tertiary target city.
What was the name of the atomic bombs?
Nobody. They were called Fatman (the Plutonium implosion MK-III bomb) and Little Boy (the Uranium gun MK-I bomb) because of their shapes. There is some mythology that the codenames Little Boy was named after FDR and Fatman was named after Winston Churchill to mislead spies into thinking that the "Silverplate" modified B-29s were being modified to transport those leaders, not a new type of bomb. But this is contradicted by the codename Thin Man (the Plutonium gun MK-II bomb) whose design was canceled before beginning work on the Fatman design. Thin Man would have fit FDR much better than Little Boy did and Little Boy could not have been named for Winston Churchill.
What airplanes were used to drop Little Boy and Fat Man?
The Enola Gay , a B29 Super Fortress . dropped the "Little Boy" atomic bomb upon the Japanese city Hiroshima . "FatMan" was also dropped by a B29 Super Fortress upon the second Japanese city of Nagasaki . The name of this bomber was Bockscar . See links for further information .
What were littleboy and fatman?
Code names for the two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 (ending WW2).
What were the nicknames of the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in World War 2?
the one dropped on hiroshima (uranium) was called little boy. it was 3 metres long and thin.The one dropped on nagasaki was call fat man. this one contained plutonium and was 4 metres long and much rounder.The plane was callled the enola gay (B-29) and the pilot was callled tibbins.
How big was an atomic bomb in the Nagasaki war?
The MK-III Fatman bomb dropped on Nagasaki was:5 feet diameter10 feet long5 tons weightThe bomb's yield was 21 Ktons TNT equivalent.
How many atomic bombs dropped?
2, Fatman and Littleboy. The U.S. had a third bomb ready, but did not use it because Japan surrendered.
Did japan surrender after the atomic bombs had been dropped on Nagasaki and hiroshima?
Yes.Yes After the two bombs were dropped they finally gave up!Correct.That is correct.True yea its ture little boy frist then fatman took them out
What were the 2 famous nuclear bombs in World War 2?
MK-I Littleboy, dropped on Hiroshima; an Oralloy (93.5% Uranium-235) gun bomb.MK-III Fatman, dropped on Nagasaki; a Plutonium implosion bomb.
How and where was the Atomic bomb dropped?
The first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on the 6th of august 1945 the second was on Nagasaki on the 9th of august 1945 .a bit of pointless knowledge but will get you extra marks in an exam is that the first bomb dropped which was dropped on Hiroshima was called "little boy" and the second which was dropped on Nagasaki was called "fatman".The plane which dropped both bombs was the "Boeing B-29 Superfortress"operated by the 509 which is an American air-force unit. hope this helps
What was the first nuclear explosive made?
The Gadget, tested at the Trinity site July 16, 1945. It was the prototype of the MK-III Fatman later dropped on Nagasaki (the third bomb detonated).
What were names of some of the bombs in World War 2?
Well the only two worth remembering are the atomic bombs Fatman and Littleboy. Each bomb was dropped in Japan which hit Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Each bomb killed hundreds of thousands of Japanese citizens and soldiers. Japan shortly surrendered after that.
When did America drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Hiroshima, August 6, 1945 the MK-I Little boy bomb was dropped at 8:15:15 AMNagasaki, August 9, 1945 the MK-III Fatman bomb was dropped at 11:01:17 AM
Who was littelboy and fatman?
little boy was dropped on nagasoki
What were the names given to the bombs dropped on japan?
The materials were made in various places across the US, the main two are Oak Ridge, TN and Hanford, WA.The parts were mostly handmade at Los Alamos, NM and crated in kits for shipment.Final assembly was on the island of Tinian in the pacific.
