W9 (nuclear warhead) - Wikipedia
The W9 was a gun-type nuclear weapon, using around 50 kg (110 lb) of highly enriched uranium in one large rings assembly and one smaller bullet, which was fired down a tube by conventional explosives into the rings assembly to achieve critical mass and detonate the weapon.
M65 atomic cannon - Wikipedia
The M65 fired the W9 nuclear artillery shell, first tested during the Upshot-Knothole Grable shot in 1953, yielding 15 kilotons, about the same strength as the Little Boy bomb dropped on Hiroshima during World War II.
Atomic Annie: The Cold War-Era Cannon Capable of Firing a Nuclear ...
2022年5月17日 · With a muzzle velocity of 2,500 feet per second, the atomic cannon was designed to fire a gun-type fusion W9 nuclear warhead that weighed 364 kg. However, the range at which it could be fired was limited to just 20 miles.
W9 / Mk.9 - GlobalSecurity.org
W9 / Mk.9 W9 T-124 280mm AFAP. Steps were also taken to develop Army weapons capable of delivering atomic weapons on the battlefield. The first weapon to appear was the mammoth 280mm gun.
W9 (nuclear warhead) - Wikiwand
The W9 was a gun-type nuclear weapon, using around 50 kg (110 lb) of highly enriched uranium in one large rings assembly and one smaller bullet, which was fired down a tube by conventional explosives into the rings assembly to achieve critical mass and detonate the weapon.
Atomic Annie : The Full Story of the Most Bonkers Weapon in …
2023年7月27日 · By effectively re-engineering the old M1 240 mm artillery piece into a 280 mm leviathan, the new platform, dubbed the T131 at first, was able to accept the world's first nuclear artillery shell,...
That Time the US Military Made an Atomic Cannon - Today I …
2019年3月12日 · The resulting W9 was essentially an 850 pound, 11 by 55 inch shell with a gun type nuclear tip capable of producing a 15 kiloton blast. Of course, there was also the problem of the U.S. not then having a cannon capable of firing these W9 shells.
The US Army’s Nuclear Cannon: Atomic Annie :: Guns.com
2013年8月15日 · The round that gave Atomic Annie her nuclear nickname, the W9 warhead, was 11-inches wide, 55 long and weighed 803-pounds. It used 110-pounds of enriched weapons grade uranium, arranged in an...
W9 (nuclear warhead) | Military Wiki - Fandom
The W9 was an American nuclear artillery shell fired from a special 11 inch howitzer. It was produced starting in 1952 and all were retired by 1957. The W9 was 11 inches (280 mm) in diameter, 55 inches (138 cm) long, and weighed 850 pounds (364 kg).
Upshot-Knothole Grable - Wikipedia
Upshot–Knothole Grable was a nuclear weapons test conducted by the United States as part of Operation Upshot–Knothole. Detonation of the nuclear weapon, a W9 warhead, occurred 19 seconds after its deployment at 8:30am PDT (1530 UTC) on May 25, 1953, in Area 5 of the Nevada Test Site.
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