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APPENDIX A

General Survey of German H.E. Weapons

(Dimensions in inches)

German marking nominal weight kg. Body Tail Total Length of bomb with tail Material Function
Overall length Max. dia. Overall length Мах. dia.
S.D. 1 4¼ + 1¼ (with fuze) 2 2   Damage by
fragments
to exposed
personnel (S.D.1
S.D.2 and
S.D.10).
  2 3 3⅛ drogue type  
S.D. 10 12¾ 3⅜ 4⅜ 21⅝  
  *50 23½ 8 24½ 11 42½ to 43    
S.D† 70 28½ to 30 8 16½ 11 43 to 45 approx only   S.D. 50, S.D. 250,
S.D. 500A,
S.D.1700 blast
and heavy fra-
gment effect.
  *250 33½ 14½ 25+14 20 63½  
  *500A 53 17½ 35½ 17½ 80  
  1700 92 25½ not known
P.C 500 E 43½ 15½ 27 15½ 68   Penetration into
protected tar-
gets (battleships
and emplace-
ments, etc.) be-
fore detonation.
  500 L 54 15½ 30 15½ 78  
  1000 58 19¾ 32 20¼ 82  
  1400 76½ 22 43 22¼ 111 Steel
P.C.‡ 1000. R.S 47 15½ 33 21 108  
    72 with rocket container    
S.C § 50 28¼ to 30 8 16½ 11 43 to 45    
  §250 46 to 47½ 14½ 25 20 64 to 66    
  §500 54 to 56 18½ 29½ 25 78 to 79    
  1000 74½ 26 46½ 25½ 112½   High charge
/weight ratio for
heavy blast effect
1200
  1000L 67 25½ — not known —    
  1800 104½ 26 55½ 36 147    
2000 45 25 136½
  2500 not
known
abt 39 not
known
about 197 Aluminum alloy  
B.M 1000 78 25½ 56½ 25 114 Steel  
P.M type C 1000 kg. 104 26 15 23½ 119    
        (bowl) (with bowl)    
P.M type D 500 kg. 67 26 15 23½ 82 Aluminium  
        (bowl) (with bowl)    
S.B. 1000/410 72 Section 31 by 16½ Steel  

* Steel extension rods, with a thread at one end for screwing into the nose of the bomb and with a metal pressure plate at the other end, may be fitted to these bombs. The rods are either 2 ft. or 1 ft. 3 in. long.

† May have a parachute instead of a tail.

‡ P.C. 500 R.S. and P.C. 1800 R.S. rocket bombs are known to exist, but details of dimensions, etc., are not available.

§ A spiked rod screwed into the nose may be fitted to these bombs; the spiked rods are 1 ft. 64 in. and 2 ft. 3 in. long. The intention of the rods is to achieve detonation above ground and of the spikes to prevent ricochet.