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, while the B-26 medium bomber could carry four.

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 beginning of the Cold War ; and fielded between April 1955 and December 1962, in West Germany , South Korea and on Okinawa .

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 infrastructure both on the ground and underground by penetration During World War II.

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 nose and a tail fuze are generally used for the majority of operations with this bomb.

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 ground, and all types of construction, and seacraft - except battleships.

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 uses the M115 adapter booster, and the AN-M65A1 uses the M115A1 adapter booster.

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 modified AN-M44 US Army/US-Navy-developed bomb, which was itself a modified US Army M44.

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 capital, a South Korean air...

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 that...