Bat Bomb

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Bat bomb - Wikipedia

    Bat bombs were an experimental World War II weapon developed by the United States. The bomb consisted of a bomb-shaped casing with over a thousand compartments, each containing a hibernating Mexican free-tailed bat with a small, timed incendiary bomb attached. Dropped from a bomber at dawn, the casings would deploy a parachute in mid-flight and open to release the bats, which would then disperse and roost in eaves and attics in a 20–40-mile radius (32–64 km). The incendiaries, which were set on timers, would then ignite and start fires in inaccessible places in the largely wood and paper constructions of the Japanese cities that were the weapon's intended target. The United States Navy took control in August 1943, using the codename Project X-Ray.
     
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  2. RAFCommands

    RAFCommands Senior Member

    Forget torpedo dolphin and limpet mined dogs, I'll see your Bat bomb bid and raise it with Pigeon Guided Missile - Project Orcon

    The Pidgeon-Guided Missile

    Develop a jammer for that guidance method

    Ross
     
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