Tallboy explodes - Poland

Started by steve_holmes_11, 28 February 2021, 08:36:01 PM

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steve_holmes_11

28 February 2021, 08:36:01 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-54533860

A dud form the raid that sank the Lutzow exploded during defusing attempts.
Link contains footage of a big water spout and turbulence.

QuoteThe Polish Navy said there had been a 50:50 chance the bomb would explode and all the divers were unharmed.


That's what drones are good for.

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

01 March 2021, 06:43:49 AM #1
Impressive
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Techno II

01 March 2021, 07:15:38 AM #2
Stroll on !!  :o

Good to hear none of the divers were injured.

Cheers - Phil.

Big Insect

01 March 2021, 09:01:05 AM #3
Very interesting to see the effect in the water - from above - after the detonation.

You'd not have wanted to have dredged that up as you were maintaining the channel!
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Westmarcher

01 March 2021, 10:25:18 AM #4
I didn't read the heading properly and thought for a second that it was being revealed that the one in Exeter was a Tallboy!  :o :-[

I saw the Polish one ages ago (but worth posting as obviously others haven't) but what I hadn't appreciated was that the bomb was a left-over from a raid on the Lutzow, the very first warship kit I built as a boy.  :x

p.s. Should there be any confusion, there was no raid on my model .....
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steve_holmes_11

01 March 2021, 10:58:11 AM #5
Quote from: Big Insect on 01 March 2021, 09:01:05 AM
Very interesting to see the effect in the water - from above - after the detonation.

You'd not have wanted to have dredged that up as you were maintaining the channel!
You'd evacuate* pretty quickly if you did dredge it up.

* In every sense of the word.
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