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Originally Posted by Pappy55
That ammo ship going up is like a small tactical nuke. Those poor sailors aboard wouldn't even have a chance.
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Speaking of which, while making this post I've come across the story of
Halifax explosion in 1917, when a steamer loaded with TNT and picric acid blew up in port with energy of 3 kilotons, killing 2000 and flattening the city within 2 km from the harbour.