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Steel extension rods (German name: Dinort) are sometimes fitted to the noses of SD 50 and SD 250 bombs.

Steel spikes to prevent ricochet are fitted only to bombs specially designed for them (German name Stabbomben, abbreviated to Stabo).

A retarder ring (Kopfring) is sometimes fitted to SC 50, SC 250 and SC 500 bombs.

Figure 1.—German H.E. Bombs: Smaller Types