The Mark 65 one thousand-pound (450 kg) general-purpose bomb was developed for the U.S. military in 1939. The designation was AN-M65.

The M65 1,000-pound general purpose (GP) bomb was typically used against reinforced targets like dams and concrete or steel railroad bridges. The P-47 Thunderbolt could carry two M65s, …

The M65 atomic cannon, often called Atomic Annie, [6]: 92 was an artillery piece built by the United States and capable of firing a nuclear device. It was developed in the early 1950s, at …

The AN-M65 was a United States 1,000-lb general purpose free-fall bomb used during World War II. Work on the bomb began in 1942. It was designed for anti-personnel or to destroy …

The 1000 lb GP Bomb AN-M65A1 has a cylindrical metal casing, an ogival nose, and a tapered aft end. A box-type fin assembly is secured to the aft end of the bomb with a fin locknut. Both a …

A 1000 pound AN M-65 General Purpose (GP) high explosive aerial bomb. These bombs were used to target ammunition dumps, airplanes, railway tracks, engines and cars, aircraft on the …

The AN-M44, AN-M65, and AN-M65A1 differs in the adapter booster which is em-ployed in the base plate to receive the tail fuze. The AN-M44 uses the M102 adap-ter booster, the AN-M65 …

The AN-M65 was a World War Two (WW2)-era, United States Army (US Army) and US Navy (USN) used, 1,000 lb (454 kg)-class general purpose (GP) aerial bomb. The AN-M65 was a …

Mar 11, 2024 · The AN-M65 general-purpose bomb from the 1950-53 conflict was discovered Thursday by workers at a construction site in Cheongju city, roughly 60 miles south of the …

It would come in the form of the M65 280mm Motorized Heavy Gun, also known as Atomic Annie. The Army's ability to use tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield required a delivery system …