The Bomb, Medium Capacity, 22,000 lb was a 22,000 lb earthquake bomb used by RAF Bomber Command against German targets towards the end of the Second World War. The bomb was originally called Tallboy Large until the term Tallboy got into the press... Wikipedia
Designed: 1943
Detonation mechanism: penetration: earth 40 m (130 ft); concrete 6 m (20 ft)
Filling: Torpex D1
Length: 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Mass: 22,000 lb (10,000 kg)
Place of origin: United Kingdom
Produced: 1944–1945
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