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How do you dispose of a huge WW2 bomb in the middle of a town while keeping everyone safe? Sand!
The discovery of a 250kg bomb in #GreatYarmouth last week provided a great example of how the Army responds to these threats. 🧵 Plan and section drawings of the sand structure built around
Last Tuesday a WW2 bomb was discovered during dredging work in the River Yare. It's common to unearth old bombs during construction work in the UK, and they still pose a real danger 80 years later.
This appears to have been a German SC 250. EOD specialists examine the bomb by the riverside. Photo by Example of an SC 250 bomb. Note that the tail fin was not pr
SC 250s have a total mass of 250kg of which 130kg is a high explosive such as TNT.
Detonating 130kg of TNT in an urban area is a bad idea [citation required] due to the risks of death/injury and damage from:
💥Fragmentation of the bomb casing
💥Shock waves in air
💥Ground shock A large unexploded shell sits beside the fragments recovered
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