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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? |
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