bouncing bomb
Dam-busting munition
A bouncing bomb is a weapon designed to skip across water before striking its target, developed by the British in World War II to destroy German dams.
The bombs were dropped from low-flying aircraft, bouncing over torpedo nets and other defenses before sinking against dam walls and detonating.
The famous Dambusters raid of 1943 used this technology.
To deliberately exclude
- ricochetAngled deflection off surface
- reboundReturn after deflection
- surface tensionCohesive force at liquid interfaces
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
kinetic energy · rotation · hydroplane · forward motion · energy transfer · drag · lift · stabilization
Reverse rotation on ball
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- rotatingTurning on an axis
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
altitude · RPM · prototype · testing · calibration · timing · detonation · fusing
Instrument for inflicting harm
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- breachBreaking of agreement
flooding · infrastructure · strategic target · mission · sortie · casualties · anti-aircraft · flak
English dynasty, fifteenth century
- Royal Air ForceBritain's aerial military branch
- 1943Year in WWII
- night raidAttack launched after dark
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
hydroelectric · wartime · allied · reconnaissance · aftermath
Creating something original
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- inventionNew device or method
pioneering · documentary · film · book · museum · anniversary · cultural icon · engineering marvel
skip
To deliberately exclude
- ricochetAngled deflection off surface
- reboundReturn after deflection
- surface tensionCohesive force at liquid interfaces
momentum · kinetic energy · rotation · hydroplane · forward motion · energy transfer · drag · lift · stabilization · oscillation
backspin
Reverse rotation on ball
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- rotatingTurning on an axis
- trajectoryPath of moving object
ballistics · altitude · RPM · prototype · testing · calibration · timing · detonation · fusing · self-destruct
weapon
Instrument for inflicting harm
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- payloadCarried freight or charge
breach · flooding · infrastructure · strategic target · mission · sortie · casualties · anti-aircraft · flak · losses
Lancaster
English dynasty, fifteenth century
- Royal Air ForceBritain's aerial military branch
- 1943Year in WWII
- night raidAttack launched after dark
reservoir · hydroelectric · wartime · allied · reconnaissance · aftermath
innovation
Creating something original
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
invention · pioneering · documentary · film · book · museum · anniversary · cultural icon · engineering marvel · wartime innovation
- WWII inventionsradar, jeep, penicillin, V-2 rocket, Enigma machine
- Missilesmissile, ICBM, cruise missile, ballistic missile, guided missile
bouncing bombtorpedo
Propelled undersea explosive
gravity bomb · depth charge · mine · limpet mine · guided missile
bouncing bombbunker buster
Weapon piercing reinforced structures
land mine · air-to-air missile · surface-to-air missile · incendiary bomb
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