The ABLE bomb was dropped off target, a tail fin on the bomb failed. That is why so few ships were sunk. Although the BAKER test did sink more ships, the water plume that was created was very radioactive and if the ships had been manned, there would have been serious radiation issues for the crew.
For more information : Operation Crossroads or buy the Atomic Archive CD-ROM
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Here is a Shockwave-based solution (sorry Linux) If you have the latest version of Shockwave installed then go to http://www.atomicarchive.com/DVD/starwars.html. There is no error checking, so use at your own risk ;)
The ABLE bomb was dropped off target, a tail fin on the bomb failed. That is why so few ships were sunk. Although the BAKER test did sink more ships, the water plume that was created was very radioactive and if the ships had been manned, there would have been serious radiation issues for the crew. For more information : Operation Crossroads or buy the Atomic Archive CD-ROM