German evacuation for WW2 bomb disposal in Augsburg

BBC ^ | 25 Dec 2016

[DUMBGRUNT]

It is the country's biggest evacuation for an unexploded bomb since the end of the war. The 1.8-tonne British explosive is thought to have come from a 1944 air raid, which destroyed the old town. Officials chose Christmas Day for the evacuation because it was less difficult than on a normal working day.

January 2012: A construction worker was killed when his digger hit an unexploded bomb in Euskirchen.

[DUMBGRUNT]

25 Dec, good a day as any. And no lost production.

[PAR35]

Are those cases of beer that the firemen are carrying?

[DUMBGRUNT]

Could be water?
But this is Germany on Christmas day.

Perhaps an after work thirst quencher?

E O D work might make your throat dry?

[VanDeKoik]

Better dispose of it now before it becomes a weapons cache for the Al-Nazis.

[PROCON]

I remember seeing the German Army having cases of beer on the back of their artillery track vehicles when we would have maneuvers together.

[GreenLanternCorps]

[mad_as_he$$]

1.8-tonne? That is a massive bomb for the WW2 era.

[Organic Panic]

At least it wasn’t in the redlight district like what happened a few years ago in Berlin. The whole city was paralyzed.

BTW. I’m heading Augsberg for a consulting gig in Springtime. I hope they finish by then... Looking forward to leaving the increasing madness of Berlin.

[DugwayDuke]

Not really. Some where as large as 22,000 pounds.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_(bomb)

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

[mad_as_he$$]

Yea I saw that but weren’t the big ones usually used on very hard targets?

[PAR35]

Maybe you need to be relaxed and have a steady hand.

[DugwayDuke]

follow the link. It tells about how they were used.

[NonValueAdded]

A nice series that got a bit sappy (NPI) at the end.

[DUMBGRUNT]

Maybe you need to be relaxed and have a steady hand.

Not my line of work,but my thinking is,it would be like a surgeon.
I would be concerned if my Doctor was perhaps, a bit too steady?

[Palio di Siena]

Good job for Muslim immigrants.

[PLMerite]

Let’s hope not.

[PLMerite]

How much is that in U.S. pounds?

[DFG]

1.8 metric tons = 3968 pounds

The Lancaster could drop bombs this big.

[DUMBGRUNT]

How much is that in U.S. pounds?

Not sure, but I do know you have to shop around on the service charge and exchange rate for the transaction.
The ones at the airport tend to be the very worst!