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US used AN M112 series fuzes for skip and dive bombing. Fuzes had 7-11 sec delay and were extremely sensitive if unexploded. Bombs had regular box tail assembly.

Here is a snap from the US publication Terminal Ballistics that shows destructive effect of the bombs of various sizes. Disregard writings in Bosnian as I only had in hand my lecture on the aircraft bombs and not source itself. 1000 lbs bombs were used on Mustangs P-51D by No. 249. and No. 213...

Capital Ship bomb utilized Mizsnay-Schardin effect which is now days called EFP or explosive formed penetrator. It was supposed to penetrate capital ships decks by projecting steel plate trough tick armor.

I have been doing research on Wellington load an foun that it has to do with bomb bay design. On Wellington Mk.X bomb bay was either a single space or divided in two sections. Divided bomb bay could receive GP or MC 1000 bomb in combination with 250pounders, while it was considered that...

yes, and thank you, but still have no clue why no 1000 lbs either GP or MC bombs loaded in any mission.

1000 pounders on this list were mines not bombs.

While researching squadron records on bombing in Bosnia and Herzegovina I noticed that Wellingtons of No.205 Group were not carrying 1000 lbs bombs while on regular bases were carrying 4000 lbs bombs, and 250 and 500 pounders also. Does anyone have plausible explanation for that? Were...

15AF crews had exact orders not to jettison over land in Yugoslavia and Albania but exclusively in Adriatic. Although I managed to locate three jettisoning sites and find one jettisoned bomb in central part of Yugoslavia.

US strategic bombers in Europe (8th and 15th AF) during WW2 had to follow bombing policy of satellite and occupied states which was more or less adopted from the similar British document. Aim of that policy was lowering number of collateral victims in occupied countries by allowing only visual...

I really like more dense armament concentration at La-9's nose.

Had this configuration also but not sure whether larger bombs than AN M57 could be carried on the outer pylons.

The whole project was abandoned in favor of the rocketized bombs which proved to be simpler and more effective. fective.

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