Thin Man
From Warlike
Q706086
type of Nuclear weapon
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An early scale model created for testing the ballistics of the "Thin Man" gun-type atomic bomb. These early tests used 14/23 scale models made from a standard 500 lb gravity bomb, a 14" diameter pipe, and a box tail. The results were extremely poor.
Casings of "Thin man" nuclear bombs
The "Thin Man" plutonium gun being tested at Anchor Ranch, at Los Alamos, during World War II.| Type | Description | Date | Keywords | Notes | Source |
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| link | Freebase entry@ | Wikidata | |||
| image | An early scale model created for testing the ballistics of the "Thin Man" gun-type atomic bomb. These early tests used 14/23 scale models made from a standard 500 lb gravity bomb, a 14" diameter pipe, and a box tail. The results were extremely poor. | Wikimedia | |||
| image | Casings of "Thin man" nuclear bombs | Wikimedia | |||
| image | The "Thin Man" plutonium gun being tested at Anchor Ranch, at Los Alamos, during World War II. | Wikimedia | |||
