Bombing of Toyko

[timshatz]

Good post Shin, that thing (and a couple hundred thousand just like it) would make a mess of a city made of Paper and Wood. USAAF did tests to make sure it would work and it did.

Still, it's interesting that the thing kept that much power after being buried for over 60 years. You would think the chemicals would degrade to the point it would almost dissolve. More likely it burned at a reduced rate.

Still impressive.

 

[Shinpachi]

.....More likely it burned at a reduced rate.

Still impressive.

Interesting information, timshatz.

Obtained the incendiary bomb sample from Germany to develop, IJA tested its effect on the Japanese wooden houses to educate the people in 1938.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpzQ8cJsQIY is a footage.

Bomb type is said 10kgs elektron incendiary.

 

[bobbysocks]

Still, it's interesting that the thing kept that much power after being buried for over 60 years. You would think the chemicals would degrade to the point it would almost dissolve. More likely it burned at a reduced rate.

Still impressive.

unless water is able to get inside it most likely wont go inert. explosives do not usually degrade to the point of being usless but to the point of being exceedingly unstable. where you could bounce around or drop a new piece of ordnance without any rammifications. after it exceeds its shelf life a simple shake/bump could cause ignition/explosion. being explosed to the elements accelerates this process. commercially manufactured explosives as opposed to "johnny's basement" mixes have a long shelf life under controlled conditions. after that they just lie there P!$$ed off they didnt explode.