Tallboy
UK · 1944 · 2.4 t (Torpex) explosive fill · conventional high-explosive
Overview
Deep-penetration earthquake bomb (about 2.4 t Torpex fill).
With about 2.4 t (Torpex) of explosive fill (no published TNT equivalent)[1], the Tallboy is a conventional high-explosive weapon that releases its energy through chemical reactions, not nuclear processes. [2]
Effect radii not shown
The Tallboy is a conventional (non-nuclear) weapon. The nuclear blast and thermal scaling laws this site uses do not apply to chemical explosives, so no effect radii are shown. See the methodology page.
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FAQ
What is the explosive fill of the Tallboy?
The Tallboy holds about 2.4 t (Torpex) of explosive fill (no published TNT equivalent).[1]