Bernardz wrote:

In article , says...

"zxcv" wrote in message
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Since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs were about 10 kilotons and a B-17
had
a normal bomb load of about 3 tons and I have heard of a formation of 1300
B-17's on a bomb run that would equal around 4 kilotons (3 x 1300 = 3900)
would the devastation be the same as a small A-bomb? or is there some
lessening effect because of the spread of much smaller bombs?

Yes.




This cannot be right surely the effects of many small bombs over a wider
area are bigger then one big bomb in one region.

I would think so too because of the "overkill" in close proximity
to the blast. Not much use (war-wise) to pulverize an area near
the blast while missing an area far away, which, if you had
'spread out' the blast you'd have affected..
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-Gord.