Bombs for Germany

During the years following the Great War bombs were still thought of as little more than artillery shells dropped from airplanes. In 1937 a new series of bombs was adopted by the RAF which were aerodynamically shaped with tail fins, far more suited to being carried and dropped from aircraft. These came in a variety of 'sizes' from 40 lb bombs to 250 and 500 lb bombs. For the first two years of the war Bomber Command relied heavily on 250 lb and 500 lb GP high explosive bombs.

Bombs were classified by their CWR (Charge-to-Weigh-Ratio) the percentage of explosive compared to the gross weight of the weapon. GP (General Purpose) bombs had a CWR of 30-35% meaning that most of the weight of these bombs consisted of metal casing not explosive. When it was realized that the weight of the bomb casing is a necessary evil, something to be reduced as much as possible this led to the development of new weapons such as the 4,000 HC ('Block Buster') which greatly increased the offensive power of RAF's bombers.

MC (Medium Capacity) bombs had a CWR of 40-50% while HC (High Capacity) weapons had a CWR of 75-80%, the latter being essentially explosive packed metal drums. Extensive aerodynamic streamlining was dispensed with since these bombs were carried internally. As already mentioned the 4,000 lb 'Block Buster' or 'Cookie' was a very effective weapon in this class and after its introduction rapidly became a mainstay of Bomber Command.

GP - General Purpose CWR 30-35%
MC - Medium-Capacity CWR 40-50%
HC - High-Capacity CWR 75-80%
DP - Deep Penetration
AP - Armour Piercing
SAP - Semi-Armour Piercing
HE - High Explosive
I - Incendiary
SBC - Small Bomb Containers
TI - Target Indicator (airborne pyrotechnic stores)
PFF - Path Finder Force
RP - Rocket Projectile
A/S - Anti-Submarine
CWR - Charge-to-Weight Ratio
Nickels - Propaganda leafets dropped by air.
White Bomb - attack with propoganda leafets.
Gardening - Code-name for missions laying mines (known as cucumbers)

Various Sizes and Types of Bombs

4 lb hexagonal stick magnesium incendiary
30lb incendiary bomb
120lb GP bomb - Standard inter-war bomb, used at start of World War II
40 lb GP/HE bomb
250 lb GP/HE bomb
500 lb GP/HE bomb
500 lb MC bomb
1,000 lb MC bomb
1,900 lb GP/HE bomb
2,000 lb MC bomb
4,000 lb GP/HE bomb
4,000 lb MC bomb
4,000 lb HC bomb
4,000 lb Pink Pansy
4,000 lb Red Spot Fire
8,000 lb HC bomb
US M41 20lb Fragmentation bomb
US M34 2000lb General Purpose bomb

Red Spot Fire - 4,000 lb incendiary bomb used as a target marker
SBC - Small Bomb Containers. Each container held 236 x 4-lb or 24 x 30-lb incendiaries.

2,000 lb HE bomb - 7 May 1940 - by Coastal Command Beaufort

2,000 lb HE/SAP bomb - 1/2 July 1940 - Bomber Command dropped Hampden, on Kiel.

4,000 lb HE/HC ('Cookie') 'block buster' bomb - 1 April 1941 - two Wellingtons, against Emden.

8,000 lb HE/HC bomb - 1942 - Halifax first to use weapon operationally. Early September first 8,000 lb bombs became
availible.

250 lb TI (Target Indicating) bomb - 16/17 January 1943 - by PFF against Berlin.

12,000 lb HE/HC bomb - 15/16 September 1943 - 617 Squadron, against Dortmund-Ems Canal.

12,000 lb HE/DP ('Tallboy') bomb - 8/9 June 1944 - 617 Squadron, against Saumur Tunnel.

22,000 lb HE/DP ('Grand Slam') bomb - 14 March 1945 - 617 Squadron, against Bielefeld Viaduct.

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[dividednation44]

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[dividednation44]

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