The MK.6 was a lighter weight version of the Mk.4-Mk.3 weapons, 25% lighter, at 7,600-8,500 lbs, depending on mod number. Early Mk.6's utilized the same 32 point implosion system of the earlier weapons. Starting with the Mk.6/Mod-2, a 60 point system was fitted. 1100 Mk.6's were produced, stockpiled untill 1962. Yields: 8,26,80,154 and 160 kilotons. #atomic_bomb #Bomb #cold_war #free_fall #nuclear_bomb #RAF #USAF #USN
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