Emmanuel Gustin wrote:
"robert arndt" wrote in message
m...
No, SC 2500:
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/7087/uk019b.jpg

Hmm... Vaporware aside, which German aircraft could
carry that bomb?


Sources:
Wings of the Luftwaffe, Capt.Eric Brown
The Luftwaffe Album, Joachim Dressel and Manfred Griehl
Hitlers Luftwaffe, Tony Wood and Bill Gunston

Rough figures -
He111H, bomb load 2000Kg in vertical cells sized for SC250 bombs; range
2000 Km
Do217K, bomb load 2510Kg in one long bomb-bay, range 2100Km
Ju88A, bomb load 500Kg internal, 3000Kg external, range 1800Km
Amazingly enough, the Stuka had an impressive capacity



Ju87D, bomb load (external) 1800Kg(short-range, overload), range 900 Km

Now for the He177:
Bomb load -
16x50Kg SC50, 4x250Kg SC250 or 2x500Kg SC500 internally (Brown)
Maximum bomb load 6000Kg (seldom carried) (Gunston)
2,800Kg (A-5 model), 4,200Kg (A-7 model) (Dressel & Griehl)

The bomb bay was split into three sections by structural bulkheads,
limiting the length of any internally-carried store. Torpedoes, for
instance, were to be carried externally.

It appears the design suffered from bad weight escalation as time
progressed (initial design requires strengthening, adds weight, needs
bigger engines, needs more fuel, means less space for bombs). Also the
range requirement means more space is needed for fuel, leaving less
again for bombs.

Range - 5000Km

So the SC2500's that were dropped on Britain were probably carried by
Do217's?