It's a US ordinance, so what's that in inches; and do the japs have to do the math to convert 1ton to metric?
The owner of the land plot reported the bomb to the municipal government of Nishitokyo in April, and the GSDF provided an emergency operation June 10.
Reported in April, disposal in June. Quite the emergency operation. Good thing the Fire Department doesn't use the same time schedule.
At the request of the authorities, about 3,100 households within a 500-meter radius were evacuated
Holy cow, talk about your high density housing. We don't have that many households in our county.
According to Nishitokyo city officials, the area suffered intense bombings by the U.S. military due to a now-defunct local factory of Nakajima Aircraft Industries Ltd. which produced airplane engines during the war.
My guess, the bombing had something to do with the 'now-defunct' status of the plant.
Nakajima Aircraft is the predecessor of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the maker of Subaru cars.
At least the last laugh is on us.
180 cm = 1.8 m, and 1 m = 39.39".
So, 180 cm = 70.9" and 60 cm = 23.6". Six feet long, two feet in diameter.
And, one metric ton = 1000 kg = 2200 lb, so it's not that far off from an English ton of 2000 lb.
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For those unable or unwilling to understand the International Standards system, the bomb was approximately 6 feet long and 2 feet in diameter. A metric tonne is roughly equivalent to a U.S. ton (2200 pounds vice 2000 pounds).
BTW, the International Standards system is used by most of the rest of the world. You needn't adopt it personally, but having a working knowledge of it does come in handy when dealing with situations outside the United States.