Even so, this was large compared with the US army’s notorious nuclear-armed Davy Crockett recoilless rifle, whose range of just 1.25 miles (2 kilometres) meant it was commonly reckoned to be as ...

In the 1950s the military tried several new atomic weapons, including firing a nuclear warhead from a 280mm artillery piece.

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Davy Crockett’s legacy became even more prevalent during the early and mid 20th century. One example of this was an invention from the Cold War. The U.S. Army invented a nuclear weapons system called ...

Could you compare several Oreshniks hitting the same spot to a nuclear blast? Well, the W54 warhead (‘atomic watermelon’) developed for the Jeep-mounted Davy Crockett Nuclear Weapon System in ...

The U.S. will continue to rely basically on the potential for massive nuclear retaliation ... solid-fuel Pershing down to the Davy Crockett, which can be carried by two G.I.s. The Marine Corps ...

Nevertheless, the end of the war in 1945 didn't put an end to tank development. Although it was the highly successful T-34 that led the Soviet Union to Berlin, it was outdated by this time.

The company Nuclear Fuel Services wants to process ... in the Nolichucky River near the facility and downstream in Davy Crockett Lake. In May, Ketterer examined dust from the attic of a home ...

Another example is the contamination of the Pohakuloa training area through the use of depleted uranium (DU) weapons, including non-explosive test rounds used to determine the accuracy of the Davy ...

You likely don't imagine portable nuclear weapons unless you play a lot of the "Fallout" games or perhaps "Metal Gear Solid." However, that's exactly what the Davy Crockett Recoilless Rifle was ...

These range from the US's smallest nuclear bomb named the 'Davy Crockett' all the way through to the 'Tsar Bomba' – the most powerful nuclear bomb ever created and tested. There are also several ...