Keith Willshaw wrote:

"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?

Take a look at the fire raid on Tokyo where a very large number
of B-29's killed MORE people than the Nagasaki or Hiroshima
raids.

Also note the appearance of Tokyo versus Hiroshima.

Not much different.


SMH