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Dakota |Redwing|
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Date: 18:06 UTC 25/06/1956 |
Type: Barge |
Yield: 1.1 Mt
TX-28C variant prototype test. The W-28 small diameter, light weight ("Class-D") thermonuclear weapon design became the most versatile and widely used design ever adopted by the United States. Entering service in 1958, the W-28 remained in service until 1990. It was fielded in 5 models, with 20 variants. The test device was 50 cm in diameter, 147 cm long, and weighed 815 kg. This test did substantially better than expected. The predicted yield was 800 kt. Dakota was fired over the Flathead test site.
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