[calex59]

Are you talking about the M65 Atomic Cannon? Only 20 units were produced. I’m suprised that it was a common sight. it was retired in 1963.

Yep, talking about the one and the same. It was already slated to be retired when I entered the army and I think there were only two units in Germany at the time but we saw them almost every time we went to the field. Quite a sight indeed and the truck they hauled them around was hard to handle.

[moonshot925]

The M65 fired some pretty powerful nuclear shells.

W33 mod.1 Y1 = .05 KT
W33 mod.1 Y2 = 40 KT
W33 Mod.1 Y3 = 10 KT
W33 Mod.1 Y4 = 5 KT

For comparison:

Little Boy(dropped on Hiroshima) = 16 KT
Fat man (dropped on Nagasaki) = 21 KT