M67 hand grenade (US) vs Mk 84 bomb (2,000 lb)
The M67 hand grenade holds about 180 g of Composition B, equivalent to about 0.24 kg of TNT. The 2,000-pound Mk 84 bomb carries about 429 kg of tritonal, close to 500 kg of TNT: around 2,000 times as much. It is the leap from the infantryman's personal weapon to the heaviest aircraft bomb in routine use.
M67 hand grenade (US) · 0.2 kg — Mk 84 bomb (2,000 lb) · 500 kg
Mk 84 bomb (2,000 lb) releases 2,083 times more energy than M67 hand grenade (US)
Mk 84 bomb (2,000 lb) equals 0.0000333 times Hiroshima
M67 hand grenade (US) (blue)
Mk 84 bomb (2,000 lb) (red)
Blast radius scales with the cube root of energy: the larger circle is about 13 times wider. Relative scale only — no real distances or damage estimates.
Full scale (logarithmic)
Each step multiplies the energy; on a linear scale a grenade would vanish next to the Tsar Bomba. Tap a row to set it as B.
* Estimated, approximate or disputed figure. Yields of weapons in service are not official unless stated.
Figures used and how reliable they are
- M67 hand grenade (US): 0.2 kg. About 180 g of Composition B (≈0.24 kg TNT).
- Mk 84 bomb (2,000 lb): 500 kg. About 429 kg of tritonal (≈500 kg TNT).
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Sources / References
- U.S. Department of Energy, Manhattan Project history (Hiroshima and Nagasaki).
- U.S. Air Force GBU-43/B MOAB fact sheet.
- U.S. Army ammunition technical manuals (M67, M107).
- Atomic Archive and Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (nuclear tests).