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ITALIAN BOMBS
Italian Aerial Bombs
1. Anti-Personnel (name real weight):
1.1. 100 T 100 kg.
1.2. 50 T 58 kg
1.3. 40 T 47 kg
1.4. 24 T 24 kg100 SP 113 kg.
1.5. 12 F 12,2 kg
1.6. 12 Mtr. 11.6 kg
1.7. 4 A.R. (R: Delayed) 3,9 kg
1.8. 3 Mtr 3,01 kg
1.9. 2 F 1,8 kg
1.10. 2 Kg 1,61 kg
1.11. 2 Mtr 1,75
2. Anti-Sub/Ship (name real weight) ;
2.1. 160 cS 180 kg
3. AT Bombs:
3.1. 3.5 kg Hollow Charge
4. Demolition Bombs (name real weight)
4.1. Bomba 500 R.O. 500
5. Large Calibre (name real weight):
5.1. Bomba 1000 1000 kg
5.2. Bomba 800 800 kg
5.3. Bomba 500 508 kg
5.4. Bomba 250 286 kg.
6. 70 Kg Spherical Bomb 70 kg.
7. 150 kg Bomb - 151,1 kg
8. 140 kg Bomb - 138,5 kg
9. Chemical Bombs (name real weight):
9.1. 500 C - 280 kg (vesicant, Mustard gas)
9.2. 100 C (Sternutatory) 101,9 kg
9.3. 40 C (Sternutatory) 47 kg
9.4. 15 C (Sternutatory) 16 kg
9.5. 4 C (Sternutatory) 2,8 kg
9.6. 2 C (Sternutatory) 1,55 kg
9.7. Furetto Bomb (Lacrimatory) 25 kg
10. Parachute Flares (unknown weight):
10.1. Type E XVI
10.2. Type E 40
11. Smoke Bombs (name real weight):
11.1. Bomba Quota 5,2 kg
11.2. Bomba Vento 5,2 kg
12. Incendiary Bombs (name real weight):
12.1. 1.I 1,1 kg
12.2. 20.I 19,4 kg
12.3. 70 I.P. 62 kg
12.4. 0,5 FI (Phosphorus) 0,5 kg
12.5. 0,5 Ip (Cotton soaked in petrol) 0,5 kg
12.6. 0,5 It (thermit) 0,5 kg
12.7. 2.I (thermit) 2 kg
12.8. 100 sp. I (acting as a container for small incendiary bombs, but having a HE anti-personnel bomb as central core) 89,1 kg
13. AA Bombs (Name real weight)
13.1. 20 cV 20 kg
13.2. 3 cV 3,1 kg
14. M Bombs (land mine, with short delay fuze, to allow penetration, for more damages) (Name real weight):
14.1. 104 M 104 kg
14.2. 100 M 100 kg
14.3. 31 M 31 kg
14.4. 15 M 15,5 kg
15. Bombe P (More penetration, to be used versus armour, reinforced buildings, capital ships) (name real weight):
15.1 820 P 820 kg
15.2 440 P 440 kg
15.3 420 P 420 kg
Small Bombs Release Gears
There are 2 types of containers for small bombs: those that are retained in the aircraft, and those that are jettisoned like a regular bomb, and release bomblets after having reached a fixed distance from the aircraft
A. A cylindrical container (dimensions: Length. 1 m, diameter: 27 cm) containing 42 bombs type 2F, 2 Mtr. , 2C or 21 bombs type 4C or 2R (time delayed fuze) retained in the aircraft. Small bombs were released in sequence
B. A cylindrical container similar to above, but bigger: length 1,43 m, diameter 20,8 cm. It carried 56 x 2 kg bombs. Retained in the aircraft, bombs could be jettisoned altogether
C. Contained made by 3 cylindrical containers described at point A, with 126 bombs type 2F, 2 Mtr. , 2C or 63 bombs type 4C or 2R (time delayed fuze)
D. Cassetta porta bombe da 2 kg(Bomb Box)- retained in the aircraft: rectangular container (dimensions:: 62,2 cm X 35,8 cm x 31,1 cm), contained 240 x 2 kg. bombs
E. Container similar to above, but holding only 12 x 2 kg bombs
F. Cylindrical container to be jettisoned (dimensions: length 167,6 cm, diameter 27,9):, similar to a 100 kg bomb: it contains 40 x 2 F, or 2 Mtr, or 2 C, o 1 I bombs or 20 x 4 A.R. , or x 4 C or 2 I bombs
G. Fixed rectangular container (dimensions : cm 160 x cm 47,5 x cm 34) containing 64 x 4 AR, 4 C, 3 Mtr, 2 I bombs. Bombs were release 16 at the time
Torpedoes:
a) 450 mm F200 (german name: F5W)
Weight: 905 kg,
Dimensions: 450 mm diameter x 5,46 m length
Charge: 200 kg
Range/Speed: 3000 m/40 knots
b) 450 mm Si 200 (german name: F5I)
Weight: 973 kg
Dimensions: 450 mm diameter x 5,36 m length
Charge: 200 kg
Range/Speed: 3000 m/40 knots
c) 500 mm W.120 (German Name: Lt. 350) also known as MOTOBOMBA FFF CON CARICA DA 120 KG:
Weight: 350 kg
Dimensions: 500 mm diameter x 2,6 m length
Charge: 120 kg.
Range: 15 km
Speed initial: 13,5 Knots
Final: 3,9 knots
d) 500 mm (German name: Lt 280) also known as MOTOBOMBA FFF CON CARICA DA 90 KG
Weight: 280 kg
Dimensions: 500 mm diameter x 2,60 m length
Charge: 90 kg
Range: 12 km
Speed: Initial: 13,5 knots
Final: 3,9 knots
Fonts:
UK Ministry of Supply, Permanent Record of Research and Development Nbr. 17-805, Italian Bombs and Fuzes by Col. A.D Merryman, Royal Engineers, Giugno 1948 www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?Locat...df&AD=ADA492629
John Campbell, Naval Weapons of WW2, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis Maryland 1985
Wikipedia, List of World War 2 Torpedoes of Germany
Harold Thiele, Luftwaffe Aerial Torpedo Aircrafts and Operations in World War Two, 2004
Historical Photos/DocumentsSPOILER (clicca per visualizzare)
Edited by Falco416WT - 30/9/2013, 13:11
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