Ten Ton Tess

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Ten Ton Tess was the colloquial nickname for the massive British Grand Slam earthquake bomb used during World War II to destroy heavily fortified targets.

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Ten Ton Tess canonical 2
Ten Ton Tessie 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aerial bomb
bomb
colloquial name
earthquake bomb
nickname
alsoKnownAs Ten Ton Tess
Ten Ton Tessie
linked to: Ten Ton Tess
appliedTo massive British Grand Slam earthquake bomb
associatedWith Royal Air Force operations
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
denotes very large bomb
deployedFrom Avro Lancaster bomber
linked to: Avro Lancaster
designer Barnes Wallis
developedIn 1940s
filledWith high explosive
firstUseDate 1945
language English
massApproximate 10000 kg
22000 lb
purpose to create earthquake-like shock waves
to destroy heavily fortified targets
to penetrate reinforced concrete structures
refersTo Grand Slam bomb
targetType bunkers
hardened structures
railway viaducts
submarine pens
usedBy Royal Air Force
usedDuring World War II

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Grand Slam bomb nickname Ten Ton Tess
Grand Slam bomb alsoKnownAs Ten Ton Tess
subject linked to: Ten Ton Tess
Grand Slam bomb alsoKnownAs Ten Ton Tessie
subject linked to: Ten Ton Tess
linked to: Ten Ton Tess