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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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| − | + | Mark 6 nuclear bomb was one of the most common US nuclear weapon in 1950s based on the Mark 3 and Mark 4 design with an overall rounded, streamline casing. | |
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon === | === Vehicles equipped with this weapon === | ||
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| + | The bomb is only carried by the following dedicated mission assets: | ||
| + | * ☢B-29A-BN | ||
| + | It is not available on tech tree vehicles. | ||
== General info == | == General info == | ||
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=== Effective damage === | === Effective damage === | ||
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| − | + | The Mark 6, like all its counterparts in different tier for their respective nuclear-carrying jets, can conclude a battle immediately upon its explosion; albeit there are visual effects of blown-away shrapnel of buildings, the bomb in-game in fact has no damage to any vehicles. | |
=== Comparison with analogues === | === Comparison with analogues === | ||
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== Usage in battles == | == Usage in battles == | ||
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| − | + | Like all its counterparts carried by their designated vehicles, Mark 6 can immediately end a battle as long as the carrier can reach the main ground battlefield; therefore there are still chances of interception by aircrafts or SPAA, especially at B-29's current battle rating where jets start to become commonplace. Be sure to evade enemy detection and gunfire before entering the battlefield for the victory strike. | |
=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
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| − | + | * Immediately claims the victory of battle once deployed at battlefield | |
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'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
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| + | * Slow payload aircraft for its tier, can possible intercepted by jets during bombing run | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
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| − | '' | + | '''Mark 6''' was the main US atomic bomb as the improved, lightweight version of the previous Mark 4 bomb with design traced back to the '''Mark 3 ''"Fat Man"'''''; unlike the ''Fat Man'', Mark 6 used gun-type fission. Developed by '''Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory''' ('''LASL''', ''now '''LANL''' with '''N'''ational replacing '''S'''cientific'') and was first manufactured in July 1951; the bomb would undergo serval improvements including increasing implosion point and weight reductions for its seven variants ranging from 8 to 160 kt TNTe. |
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| + | Although never been used during the Cold War, one of the 1100 bombs were accidentally dropped by a B-47 on May 1958 at Mars Bluff, South Carolina and leaving 6 civilian injuries due to the detonation of triggering conventional explosives (which the core would be installed after strike orders have been received). | ||
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| + | The last recorded retirement of Mark 6 was in 1961 and they were likely been phrased out by more advanced nuclear weapons. | ||
== Media == | == Media == | ||
Revision as of 20:29, 9 February 2024
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Contents
Description
Mark 6 nuclear bomb was one of the most common US nuclear weapon in 1950s based on the Mark 3 and Mark 4 design with an overall rounded, streamline casing.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
The bomb is only carried by the following dedicated mission assets:
- ☢B-29A-BN
It is not available on tech tree vehicles.
General info
Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the bomb.
Effective damage
The Mark 6, like all its counterparts in different tier for their respective nuclear-carrying jets, can conclude a battle immediately upon its explosion; albeit there are visual effects of blown-away shrapnel of buildings, the bomb in-game in fact has no damage to any vehicles.
Comparison with analogues
Give a comparative description of bombs that have firepower equal to this weapon.
Usage in battles
Like all its counterparts carried by their designated vehicles, Mark 6 can immediately end a battle as long as the carrier can reach the main ground battlefield; therefore there are still chances of interception by aircrafts or SPAA, especially at B-29's current battle rating where jets start to become commonplace. Be sure to evade enemy detection and gunfire before entering the battlefield for the victory strike.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Immediately claims the victory of battle once deployed at battlefield
Cons:
- Slow payload aircraft for its tier, can possible intercepted by jets during bombing run
History
Mark 6 was the main US atomic bomb as the improved, lightweight version of the previous Mark 4 bomb with design traced back to the Mark 3 "Fat Man"; unlike the Fat Man, Mark 6 used gun-type fission. Developed by Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL, now LANL with National replacing Scientific) and was first manufactured in July 1951; the bomb would undergo serval improvements including increasing implosion point and weight reductions for its seven variants ranging from 8 to 160 kt TNTe.
Although never been used during the Cold War, one of the 1100 bombs were accidentally dropped by a B-47 on May 1958 at Mars Bluff, South Carolina and leaving 6 civilian injuries due to the detonation of triggering conventional explosives (which the core would be installed after strike orders have been received).
The last recorded retirement of Mark 6 was in 1961 and they were likely been phrased out by more advanced nuclear weapons.
Media
Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.
See also
External links
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- topic on the official game forum;
- other literature.
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