WWII bomb kills excavator operator in Germany

01-03-14, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Admiral Halsey

It's times like this that make me glad that neither the Enola Gay or Bockscar were shot down over Japan with the result the bombs got lost. Could you imagine what would happen today if one of them had been lost and suddenly went off?

Nukes don't just "go off", but they might open up over time and release their pretty pretty rays of happiness...

Catfish · 01-03-14, 01:01 PM

It's like with all those bombs ever dropped, like e.g. cluster bombs.
The only sure thing is (as a US general put it) that they reach the ground

Some bombs are especially 'smart', as they were designed to explode an hour or two later, so the firefighters and civilians trying to rebuild from the rubble would be killed after the raid. The 'blockbuster' bombs designed to collapse whole house blocks of cities dropped over Germany also were 'smart', some never exploded due to failure ('Blindgaenger')
And some bombs were designed to explode when trying to defuse them - some nice chapters in the 'english patient', about that.

B.t.w. there still are some nuclear missiles missing, that have been lost by submarines and planes, mostly including . And i do not want to know what the former soviet union 'lost' ..

Admiral Halsey · 01-03-14, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Nippelspanner

Nukes don't just "go off", but they might open up over time and release their pretty pretty rays of happiness...

"Pretty rays of happiness"? First time i've ever heard it be put like that.

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Originally Posted by Catfish

B.t.w. there still are some nuclear missiles missing, that have been lost by submarines and planes, mostly including . And i do not want to know what the former soviet union 'lost' ..

Isn't one of them near Savannah, GA?

Wolferz · 01-03-14, 01:40 PM

That's unfortunate. There are still plenty of munitions of the unexploded variety left over from WW II. In land and sea.

Oberon · 01-03-14, 02:39 PM

Sorry to hear about that incident, it's been a while since we've lost someone to a UXB incident over here, but in comparison...well, we did rather saturate Germany with the things...

Betonov · 01-03-14, 02:56 PM

We have the added bonus of having a major WWI front in our country.

Collectors are our biggest problem though. They pick unexploded ordinance from the ground like a chicken does grain. Only this grain goes kabooom.

August · 01-03-14, 03:21 PM

I understand that there are still areas of the WW1 front that contain persistent chemical weapons agents.

01-03-14, 01:40 PM	#4
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	That's unfortunate. There are still plenty of munitions of the unexploded variety left over from WW II. In land and sea. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

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01-03-14, 01:01 PM	#2
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,799 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	It's like with all those bombs ever dropped, like e.g. cluster bombs. The only sure thing is (as a US general put it) that they reach the ground Some bombs are especially 'smart', as they were designed to explode an hour or two later, so the firefighters and civilians trying to rebuild from the rubble would be killed after the raid. The 'blockbuster' bombs designed to collapse whole house blocks of cities dropped over Germany also were 'smart', some never exploded due to failure ('Blindgaenger') And some bombs were designed to explode when trying to defuse them - some nice chapters in the 'english patient', about that. B.t.w. there still are some nuclear missiles missing, that have been lost by submarines and planes, mostly including . And i do not want to know what the former soviet union 'lost' ..

01-03-14, 02:39 PM	#5
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Sorry to hear about that incident, it's been a while since we've lost someone to a UXB incident over here, but in comparison...well, we did rather saturate Germany with the things...

01-03-14, 02:56 PM	#6
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	We have the added bonus of having a major WWI front in our country. Collectors are our biggest problem though. They pick unexploded ordinance from the ground like a chicken does grain. Only this grain goes kabooom.